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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Lobar consolidation ... - Solitary Pulmonary ... Masses Atelectasis ... #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... in fact this is nodular ... interstitial lung ... #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
weight loss or long standing ... of chronic consolidation ... pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Sarcoidosis
On a CXR sarcoidosis usually first presents with hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy (example).
Parenchymal disease can present
or even as masses ... Here a typical case ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Interstitial # ... #Sarcoidosis #RadiologyAssistant
Hemorrhage
In this case there was a solitary nodule in the right upper lobe and a biopsy
Hemorrhage In this case ... was a solitary nodule ... The lobar consolidation ... Goodpasture's, Wegener's #Clinical ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
knowledge about imaging ... patterns: reticular, nodular ... seen and in many cases ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... irregular lines, nodular ... • HRCT: patchy consolidation ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Pulmonary sequestration
This is an uncommon cause of lobar consolidation.
It is a congenital abnormality.
A nonfunctioning part of
Pulmonary sequestration ... is an uncommon cause ... of lobar consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... PulmonarySequestration #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
and dyspnea • Lobar ... consolidation or ... factor • May cause ... fever, rales, interstitial ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Key findings in alveolar proteinosis
- Crazy paving pattern: reticular pattern superimposed on ground glass opacification.
- Opacifications
ground glass to consolidation ... This is caused by ... transported to the interstitium ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CrazyPaving #RadiologyAssistant