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Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
Lobar consolidation ... is lobar or segmental ... common diagnosis is lobar ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
between acute consolidation ... and chronic consolidation ... Neoplasm with lobar ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Acute #Chronic
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
considered, like acute ... or chronic illness ... Lobar pneumonia ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Lobar #Consolidation
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 ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Lobar #Diffuse
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 ... consolidation. ... This was an acute ... lobar pneumonia
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... patients, who have an acute ... heart due to a chronic ... #CXR #Diffuse # ... Consolidation #Differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
and dyspnea • Lobar ... consolidation or ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... infiltrates or lobar ... #AIDS #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Symptoms: • Chronic ... Physical stigmata of cor ... centrilobular nodules, or consolidation ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV ... #differential #