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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
know, that the pathology ... consolidation due to a pneumonia ... Sterptococcus pneumoniae ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Pulmonary Diseases - Pneumonia ... Pneumothorax - Effusion ... Pulmonary #Diseases #Radiology ... Patterns #Lung #CXR ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Clinical manifestations ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Rare: pleural effusions ... - Diagnosis: ... , Chronic eosinophilia
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
the differential diagnosis ... There was no eosinophilia ... which excludes eosinophilic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... the differential diagnosis ... OP) and chronic eosinophilic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
the differential diagnosis ... OP) or chronic eosinophilic ... pneumonia, which ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
pericardial fat or effusion ... be mistaken for pathology ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Pleural fluid
It takes about 200-300 ml of fluid before it comes visible on an CXR (figure).
About
visible on an CXR ... opacification of the hemithorax ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... PleuralEffusion #Pleural #Effusion
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Differential Diagnosis ... rarely typical pneumonia ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Sarcoidosis E - Eosinophilic ... aspergillosis - Chronic eosinophilic ... pneumonia • Granulomatous ... #differential #diagnosis ... #STARCHASERS #radiology