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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
- Diffuse consolidation ... - Multifocal ill-defined ... Multiple Masses Atelectasis ... #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Multifocal #Differential ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
consolidations ... to segmental, diffuse ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Multifocal ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
resulting in lobar, diffuse ... or multifocal ill-defined ... or multiple. 4- Atelectasis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Diffuse consolidation ... Look for other signs ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Diffuse #Consolidation
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
are dealing with multifocal ... dealing with the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
he CT shows a lesion that originates in the lung.
Many would have a lungcancer on the
the top of their differential ... diagnostic list ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #RoundedAtelectasis ... #RadiologyAssistant