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It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
between acute consolidation ... Neoplasm with lobar ... - Lung neoplasms ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
some pulmonary consolidations ... Progressing to diffuse alveolar ... involvement, with “white lung ... structures help in the differential ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
considered, like acute ... Lobar pneumonia ... filling of the alveoli ... nodular interstitial lung ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... content of the alveoli ... - Lobar or focal ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
weight loss or long ... causes of chronic consolidation ... This was an acute ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
that fills the alveoli ... substances resulting in lobar ... of air in the alveoli ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
patients, who have an acute ... pulmonay infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Pulmonary edema; ARDS ... disease, Pulmonary alveolar ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Sarcoma • Focal Consolidation ... pulmonary #diseases #differential
Here a typical lobar consolidation.
First study the images, then continue reading.
The findings are:
increased density with ill-defined
Here a typical lobar ... borders in the left lung ... pneumoniae, TB and lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia
Here another case of diffuse consolidation.
This patient had fever and cough.
This was thought
Unlike lobar pneumonia ... starts in the alveoli ... the airways as acute ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia