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Multifocal (or multiform) atrial tachycardia (MAT) is an abnormal heart rhythm, specifically a type of supraventricular
chronic obstructive pulmonary ... by a cluster of cells ... called the sinoatrial ... different clusters of cells ... minute, this is called
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
consolidation is pulmonary ... This is also called ... redistribution of pulmonary ... a superimposed pulmonay ... #CXR #Diffuse #
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
consolidation is also called ... most typical of pulmonary ... consolidation is called ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
fracture heals, the callus ... and the enlarged pulmonary ... 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 ... idiopathic it is called ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
interstitial lung disease comes ... On a CXR the most ... cysts have thick walls ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Interstitial
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
: inheriting 2 copies ... , sleep apnea, cor ... pulmonale #PraderWilli
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 ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Langerhans giant cells ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Release from blast cells ... 5 or elevated Cr ... common • Imaging: CXR ... - pulmonary opacities
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 ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... Langerhans giant cells ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR