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Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the lung ... bed has a significant ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
In this case a lung ... has caused a triangular ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #LungInfarct ... PulmonaryEmbolism #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... anemia • Sputum/Blood ... cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... #Abscess #pulmonary
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
attached to the chest ... the pneumothorax has ... airways leading to pulmonary ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis #LAM #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
it pus, edema, blood ... UIP, NSIP and long ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Consolidation ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... (JVP, edema), Lung ... Exam, POCUS (B-lines ... , lung sliding) ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
friction rub audible Lungs ... pleural effusion on CXR ... inflammation tends to cause ... interstitial lung ... disease/pulmonary
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... is interstitial lung ... seen and in many cases ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... arthritis) and drug-related ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Idiopathic ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... between these chest ... nodular interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant