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Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
smaller and fewer in number ... lower to the upper lobes ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
) Day 2 - some pulmonary ... consolidations ... in lower lobes. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Diffuse consolidation ... Look for other signs ... heart failure like redistribution ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
that present with consolidation ... the pattern of distribution ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Consolidation
Hemorrhage
In this case there was a solitary nodule in the right upper lobe and a biopsy
the right upper lobe ... The lobar consolidation ... contusion - Pulmonary ... Wegener's #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pulmonary
Artery-to-bronchus ratio 
Normally the vessels in the upper lobes are smaller than the accompanying bronchus with
When there is redistribution ... of pulmonary blood ... cardiomegaly and redistribution ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Vascular
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
Other signs of CHF ... visible, such as redistribution ... of pulmonary flow ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Exacerbation
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
The following signs ... with perihilar consolidations ... pleural fluid and redistribution ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar