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Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
of chronic consolidation ... This was an acute ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
pneumonias An acute ... most frequently caused ... The other cause ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Acute #Interstitial
Tetralogy of Falot on Chest X-Ray
Tetralogy of Falot comprises four defects -
1. Ventricular septal defect (VSD)
2.
boot shaped heart caused ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #clinical #radiology ... #peds #pediatrics ... #cardiology #ToF
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... patients, who have an acute ... heart due to a chronic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... or chronic illness ... , clinical data ... #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Causes
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Parenchyma • Chronic ... Disease • Acute ... Syndrome • Chronic ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
Fibrosis is a chronic ... pneumoconiosis which is caused ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #silicosis #clinical ... #radiology
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
multiple ill-defined masses ... month history of chronic ... differential diagnosis of chronic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
In many cases you ... suspect UIP on the CXR ... Here a CXR with ... attributed to chronic ... #Clinical #Radiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... Cardiology cannot ... treat the primary cause ... similar where Cardiology ... #cardiology #echocardiogram