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It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
between acute consolidation ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Acute #Chronic ... #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 ... This was an acute ... lobar pneumonia ... #RUL #Lobar #Pneumonia
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
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
findings. ... Lobar pneumonia ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... dealing with the differential ... diagnosis of chronic ... The lab-findings ... #CXR #Peripheral
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Pulmonary Diseases ... eosinophilic pneumonia ... edema in acute ... #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #mnemonic
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
pneumonia (AIP, ... rare idiopathic lung ... suggestive of the diagnosis ... #CTChest #AIP # ... #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
centrilobular nodules, or consolidation ... mycobacteria Treatment ... infections • Preventing ... #differential # ... diagnosis