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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Consolidation - ... Lobar consolidation ... - Multifocal ill-defined ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
shows a silhouette sign ... looking at the lateral ... This was a consolidation ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... most likely a lobar ... This was an acute lobar ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... AirBronchogram #RUL #Lobar
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
- Lobar or focal ... For instance a lobar ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Lobar #Diffuse ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
and chronic consolidation ... Neoplasm with lobar ... proteinaceous material ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Right middle lobe atelectasis
First study the x-rays and then continue reading.
What are the findings?
Blurring of the
border (silhouette sign ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... MiddleLobe #Lobar ... #Collapse #SilhouetteSign ... #RadiologyAssistant
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #LUL # ... Lobar #Collapse ... #Luftsichel #Sign ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
substances resulting in lobar ... or multifocal ill-defined ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
confirmed on the lateral ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #LLL #Lobar #Collapse ... #RadiologyAssistant
Here a typical lobar consolidation.
First study the images, then continue reading.
The findings are:
increased density with ill-defined
Here a typical lobar ... air-bronchogram Lobar ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lobar #Pneumonia ... #RadiologyAssistant