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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Consolidation - Lobar ... consolidation - Diffuse ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Diffuse consolidation ... The most common cause ... from the various causes ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
- Lobar or focal ... For instance a lobar ... pneumonia caused ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
sign of the left heart ... looking at the lateral ... to a pneumonia caused ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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life-threatening causes ... ultrasound • CXR ... Serial troponin; HEART ... score • PERC; ... Well score for
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
posterior to the heart ... confirmed on the lateral ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #LLL #Lobar #Collapse ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
wall, since the heart ... This causes a density ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #Cardiac ... #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Sheet An acute diffuse ... detected on CT or CXR ... overload with heart ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
Neoplasm with lobar ... are so small and diffuse ... proteinaceous material ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... Lobar pneumonia ... with congestive heart ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant