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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Diffuse consolidation ... The most common cause ... This is also called ... from the various causes ... #CXR #Diffuse #
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... blood or tumor cells ... (Table on the left ... the alveoli and cause ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... lobar pneumonia caused ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Differential #Table
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
infarction In pulmonar ... The pulmonary embolus ... has caused a triangular ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... LungInfarct #Infarct #PulmonaryEmbolism
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... obstruction • COPD ... Physical stigmata of cor ... centrilobular nodules, or consolidation
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
interstitial lung disease comes ... low attenuation (table ... On a CXR the most ... seen and in many cases ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Lung infarction
The radiographic features of acute pulmonary thromboembolism are insensitive and nonspecific.
The most common radiographic findings
In most cases of ... pulmonary emboli ... The peripheral consolidation ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #PulmonaryEmbolism
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
tissue: Epithelioid cells ... symptoms are not caused ... e.g. incidental CXR ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary