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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
Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Heart Failure - Causes ... • Other HFpEF Causes ... #Congestive #HeartFailure ... #Causes #Pathophysiology ... #cardiology #HFrEF
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
multiple ill-defined masses ... of chronic consolidation ... also known as BOOP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... of the consolidation ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... lobar pneumonia caused ... The old name is BOOP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Heart Failure - Pathophysiology ... and Differential Diagnosis ... #High #Output #HeartFailure ... #CHF #Pathophysiology ... #cardiology #causes
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Diffuse consolidation ... The most common cause ... from the various causes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Heart Failure Pathophysiology ... → Inflammation causes ... endpoint of all-cause ... deficiency #CHF #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #cardiology
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
In most cases these ... In some cases however ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Multifocal ... #Consolidation
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 #