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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Consolidation - ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... chronic illness, clinical ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
→ Inflammation causes ... and iron release Diagnosis ... endpoint of all-cause ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF ... #management #cardiology
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
with multifocal consolidations ... multiple ill-defined masses ... of chronic consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
) Clinical Presentation ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... → no signs of CXR ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia
Here another case of diffuse consolidation.
This patient had fever and cough.
This was thought
Diffuse consolidation ... disease does not cross ... Bronchopneumonia can be caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... - Imaging: • CXR ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD ... #diagnosis #management
The CT-image is not very helpful in the differentiation.
There are hypodense areas, which could be masses.
On
which could be masses ... could be areas of consolidation ... Finally the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... #management #cardiology
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
diffuse or patchy consolidation ... There are areas of consolidation ... suggestive of the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD