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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
consolidation is pulmonary ... redistribution of pulmonary ... blood flow, Kerley ... a superimposed pulmonay ... #CXR #Diffuse #
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
standing erect, the pulmonary ... The pulmonary vascular ... blood flow. ... equalisation of blood ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
In this illustration the lower lobe arteries are coloured blue because they contain oxygen-poor blood.
They have
contain oxygen-poor blood ... orientation, while the pulmonary ... level of the main pulmonary ... Anatomy #Radiology #CXR
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
Auto-immune attack on blood ... Decr delivery of blood ... Livedo reticularis Blood ... pleural effusion on CXR ... interstitial lung disease/pulmonary
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... • CD4 < 200: Pulmonary ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... scan), CBC/diff, Blood ... and sputum cx (
Pulmonary sequestration
This is an uncommon cause of lobar consolidation.
It is a congenital abnormality.
A nonfunctioning part of
Pulmonary sequestration ... receives arterial blood ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CtChest #Pulmonary
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
of high parity blood ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary
Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
 - Pulmonary Fibrosis -> Crackles, Abnormal CXR
 - Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Heart
Scleroderma) - Pulmonary ... Crackles, Abnormal CXR ... - Pulmonary Hypertension ... Phenomenon - Decr blood ... extracted from blood
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
- Blood - hemorrhage ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
anemia • Sputum/Blood ... cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Aspirated foreign body ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary