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Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
Interstitial pneumonias ... PCP Mycoplasma pneumonia ... This was a PCP-infection ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #PJP #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
consolidation due to a pneumonia ... Sterptococcus pneumoniae ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pneumonia #Lingula ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... lobar or segmental pneumonia ... an acute lobar pneumonia ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Respiratory Distress in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Premature Newborn
 - Normal CXR:
Newborn - Normal CXR ... Narcosis - Abnormal CXR ... (TTNB) • Pneumonia ... Amniotic Fluid - Infectious ... Sepsis* • Pneumonia
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
identified, Strep pneumoniae ... (Mycoplasma pneumoniae ... Chlamydophila pneumoniae ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... Blood and sputum cx
Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
diagnosis is lobar pneumonia ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
streptococcus pneumoniae ... are organizing pneumonia ... is organizing pneumonia ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
post-obstructive pneumonia ... - Chronic post-infection ... like organizing pneumonia ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
excludes eosinophilic pneumonia ... of organizing pneumonia ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Distribution #Organizing #Pneumonia ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Opacities: • Infectious ... Nocardia, zoonotic infections ... rarely typical pneumonia ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR