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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
the left heart border ... looking at the lateral ... caused by Sterptococcus ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Left Atrium
 - The upper posterior border of the heart is formed by the left atrium.
upper posterior border ... lower posterior border ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
summarizes the causes ... branching vessels #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... Differential #Unilateral #Bilateral
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... the differential diagnosis ... caused by streptococcus ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
multiple small bilateral ... specific as in the former ... case, but this ... also organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology
Kyphosis: Anterior curvature of the spine, in this case caused by severe osteoporosis and resultant vertebral
spine, in this case ... caused by severe ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... #Kyphosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
idiopathic interstitial pneumonias ... indicates unknown cause ... and interstitial pneumonia ... on the left in order ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
the differential diagnosis ... post-obstructive pneumonia ... proteinaceous material ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
Batwing A bilateral ... it is seen in pneumonias ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing #
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
multiple ill-defined masses ... the differential diagnosis ... Biopsy revealed the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral