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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
looking at the lateral ... This was a consolidation ... due to a pneumonia ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
post-obstructive pneumonia ... like organizing pneumonia ... proteinaceous material ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... Notice the air-bronchogram ... causes of chronic consolidation ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
Lobar consolidation ... diagnosis is lobar pneumonia ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... Findings Pneumothorax ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... : - Consolidation ... cases - Dynamic air
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
that present with consolidation ... way to think of consolidation ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Consolidation ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Large subpleural consolidation with static air bronchograms.

Dr. Stephen Alerhand @SAlerhand

#Pneumonia #Lung #POCUS #Ultrasound
Pneumonia on Lung ... Large subpleural consolidation ... with static air ... @SAlerhand #Pneumonia ... #Lung #POCUS #Ultrasound
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Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
- Lobar consolidation ... - Innumerable, bilateral ... empyema - Air-fluid ... level in hydro-pneumothorax ... clinical #radiology #CXR
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
maybe there is an air-bronchogram ... with multifocal consolidations ... diagnosis of chronic consolidation ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
Batwing A bilateral ... distribution of consolidation ... it is seen in pneumonias ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant