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Bronchopneumonia Consolidation Pattern on Chest X-Ray

Patchy areas of consolidation that may be initially limited to one
Bronchopneumonia Consolidation ... progresses to multifocal ... often bilateral ... , consolidation ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Enlargement #Differential ... #Unilateral #Bilateral ... #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... will limit the differential ... proteinaceous material ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
looking at the lateral ... This was a consolidation ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
Batwing A bilateral ... distribution of consolidation ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Batwing #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... typically present as multifocal ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Lobar #Diffuse #Multifocal ... Table #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
Pleural effusion is bilateral ... On a lateral image ... patient who has bilateral ... evident on the lateral ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
consolidations ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Multifocal #Consolidation ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
are dealing with multifocal ... consolidations, ... dealing with the differential ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Congestive heart failure
The findings are:
 - bilateral perihilar consolidation with air bronchograms and ill-defined borders
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findings are: - bilateral ... perihilar consolidation ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #RadiologyAssistant