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Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... list of causes of chronic ... consolidation. ... pneumonia caused ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
pneumonia caused ... streptococcus pneumoniae ... are organizing pneumonia ... eosinophilic pneumonia ... #CXR #Consolidation
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
post-obstructive pneumonia ... - Lung neoplasms ... like organizing pneumonia ... eosinophilic pneumonia ... #CXR #Consolidation
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 ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Lobar pneumonia ... Organizing pneumonia ... nodular interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Lobar #Consolidation
HRCT findings in Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
Peripheral consolidations with upper lobe predominance (photo negative of pulmonary edema).
On
eosinophilic pneumonia ... photo negative of pulmonary ... eosinophilic pneumonia ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #Pnemonia #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Imaging: • CXR ... • HRCT: patchy consolidation ... , Chronic eosinophilia ... pneumonia, Pulmonary ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Pneumonia on Chest Xray and POCUS

Extensive pneumonia in lower left lobe (red arrow). 
POCUS: Dynamic air
Pneumonia on Chest ... POCUS Extensive pneumonia ... CasasolaGarcia #Pneumonia ... AirBronchogram #POCUS #CXR ... #Pulmonary #Clinical
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... excludes eosinophilic pneumonia ... of organizing pneumonia ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Distribution #Organizing #Pneumonia
Here a typical lobar consolidation.
First study the images, then continue reading.
The findings are:
increased density with ill-defined
in Klebsiella pneumoniae ... Streptococcus pneumoniae ... with obstructive pneumonia ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant