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Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... x-ray there is an ill-defined ... #Clinical #Radiology ... AirBronchogram #RUL ... #RadiologyAssistant
Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential ... Central #Peripheral #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to think of the differential ... usually multiple ill-defined ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
diagnosis is lobar pneumonia ... table lists the differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
larger ones are ill-defined ... dealing with the differential ... of organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... will limit the differential ... post-obstructive pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
it is seen in pneumonias ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill ... bronchiolitis: ill ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... NodularPattern #Differential ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
First study the CXR.
Notice the subtle increased density in the area behind the heart that needs
was a lower lobe pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #LLL #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
Cavitation - Pneumonia ... are usually very ill ... usually not that ill ... #Clinical #Radiology ... CavitaryPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant