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Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
- Differential Diagnosis ... arteries, Venous or arterial ... or middle lobe collapse ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #pulmonary #radiology
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
patient who had a CT ... septal thickening and ... The diagnosis based ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SeptalThickening #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
between cardiogenic and ... Kerley B-lines and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
and renal manifestations ... Differential Diagnosis ... , anti-CCP • CXR ... resolution chest CT ... Bronchoscopy with serial
On the PET-CT there is both a tumor in the left lung, aswell as in the
On the PET-CT there ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #PETCT #LUL ... #Lobar #Collapse ... #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
the differential diagnosis ... proteinaceous material ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
computed tomographic (CT ... , lung collapse, ... must be present, as ... by the ratio of arterial ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... can suggest the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
Atelectasis - collapse ... in volume loss and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
most typical of pulmonary ... both cardiogenic and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing # ... Differential #RadiologyAssistant