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It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
and chronic consolidation ... - Lung neoplasms ... - Sarcoidosis ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Sarcoidosis - at ... this is nodular interstitial ... lung disease, that ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Granulomatous - Sarcoidosis ... Beomycin • Acute or Chronic ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Sarcoidosis
On a CXR sarcoidosis usually first presents with hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy (example).
Parenchymal disease can present
CXR sarcoidosis ... can present as consolidation ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... NodularInterstitial #Nodular #Interstitial ... #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstruction • Asthma ... Neoplasm Pulmonary Interstitium ... ILD • CHF • Sarcoidosis
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Bronchitis • Chronic ... pulmonary disease • Asthma ... • Cancer • Interstitial ... lung disease Vasculature
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
weight loss or long ... of chronic consolidation ... lobar pneumonia caused ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Lobar #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... multiple ill-defined masses ... consolidation. ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
In most cases these ... ill-defined densities is interstitial ... alveolar form of sarcoidosis ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Imaging: • CXR ... opacities, Unilateral consolidation ... • HRCT: patchy consolidation ... organizing pneumonia, Chronic