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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
is pulmonary edema ... Look for other signs ... blood flow, Kerley ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
embolism. ... edema. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #SeptalThickening ... #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... 's female with chest ... pain/dyspnea. ... Differential/diagnosis ... #cardiology #McConnells
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
also demonstrate signs ... be high in the differential ... of consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF #
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
we see an old chest ... The pulmonary embolus ... density on the chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
lesions than the chest ... The chest film shows ... which are probably consolidations ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
non-pulmonary findings ... between these chest ... edema - filling ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Aortic Stenosis - Diagnosis and Stages

Clinical Presentation
- Exertional dyspnea
- Chest pain
- Palpitations
- HF Symptoms (orthopnea, PND,
Stages Clinical ... Exertional dyspnea - Chest ... pain - Palpitations ... orthopnea, PND, LE edema ... #Symptoms #Cardiology
Lung infarction
The radiographic features of acute pulmonary thromboembolism are insensitive and nonspecific.
The most common radiographic findings
Embolism Diagnosis ... emboli the chest ... The peripheral consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Lung #Infarction #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... : weight gain, lung ... Chest x-ray: signs ... peribronchial cuffing, Kerley ... diagnosis #management #cardiology