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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 ... UIP, NSIP and long ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... disease comes from ... low attenuation (table ... cysts have thick walls ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
fracture heals, the callus ... fracture from a lung ... a patient with COPD ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RibFracture #Callus
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
- Cells - tumor ... lobar pneumonia caused ... respond to the treatment ... idiopathic it is called ... #CXR #Consolidation
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... Physical stigmata of cor ... in the adjacent lung ... mycobacteria Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
macrophages and T cells ... Langerhans giant cells ... and Culture • CXR ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... disease • Check CXR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
macrophages and T cells ... Langerhans giant cells ... and Culture • CXR ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... disease • Check CXR
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
alveolar ducts and walls ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... tissue: Epithelioid cells ... symptoms are not caused ... e.g. incidental CXR ... Pulmonary: dyspnea