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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
on a chest x-ray ... Consolidation - Lobar ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... On the chest x-ray ... most likely a lobar ... This was an acute lobar ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... seen and in many cases ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Pattern #Differential
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... Lobar pneumonia ... nodular interstitial lung ... 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 ... pneumonia caused ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Lobar #Diffuse
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
important finding on a chest ... has a limited differential ... The most common causes ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Patterns #Comparison
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Redistribution In a normal ... chest film with ... smaller and fewer in number ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
breathing has a number ... restrictive lung ... disease, pleuritic chest ... #Pulmonary #Abnormalities ... #Abnormal #Diagnosis
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
is a fibrotic lung ... disease caused ... typical eggshell pattern ... #Chest #XRay #labeled ... #pulmonary
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... and dyspnea • Lobar ... infiltrates or lobar ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #