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It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
between acute consolidation ... - Chronic post-infection ... #Diagnosis #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 ... of chronic consolidation ... lobar pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RUL #Lobar #Pneumonia
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Lobar pneumonia ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... Chronic diseases ... pneumonia caused ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... diagnosis of chronic ... The lab-findings ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... • Chronic alcoholism ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... #treatment #diagnosis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
centrilobular nodules, or consolidation ... mycobacteria Treatment ... • Preventing exacerbations ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
pneumonia (AIP, ... rare idiopathic lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #AIP # ... #RadiologyAssistant
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
(e.g., chronic ... Exclude other causes ... failure - Infectious ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... #Toxicology