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It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... will limit the differential ... diseases like organizing ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Consolidation - ... Lobar consolidation ... opacities - Fine Nodular ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
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 ... OP is organizing ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Chest XRay Consolidation Pattern - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR #Consolidation #Pattern #Differential #Algorithm #RadiologyAssistant
Chest XRay Consolidation ... Pattern - Differential ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Consolidation
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Imaging: • CXR ... opacities, Unilateral consolidation ... irregular lines, nodular ... • HRCT: patchy consolidation ... - Make sure to order
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
with multifocal consolidations ... dealing with the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral ... #Distribution #Organizing
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
the cause of the consolidation ... Organizing pneumonia ... in fact this is nodular ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
Lobar consolidation ... table lists the differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
bilateral peripheral consolidations ... specific as in the former ... this was also organizing ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Cryptogenic #Organizing
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
the left heart border ... This was a consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia