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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... Lobar consolidation ... - Multifocal ill-defined ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... pneumonia caused ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
x-ray there is an ill-defined ... of chronic consolidation ... pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... Neoplasm with lobar ... - Chronic post-infection ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
. 1- Consolidation ... substances resulting in lobar ... or multifocal ill-defined ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... superimposed pulmonay infection ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
has a limited differential ... The most common causes ... produces only mild ... #Patterns #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
with multifocal consolidations ... masses. ... dealing with the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... 103-104°F) • Lobar ... Causes: • Still's ... fever • Hyper-IgD ... #Differential #
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
In most cases these ... In some cases however ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant