21 results
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... blood or tumor cells ... UIP, NSIP and long ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
is very long. ... differentiate multifocal consolidations ... #Management #Radiology ... #Lung #Multiple ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... of the consolidation ... nodular interstitial lung ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
anteriorly in the left lung ... This was a consolidation ... to a pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
density within the lung ... four patterns. 1- Consolidation ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
weight loss or long ... of chronic consolidation ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Lobar #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
that present with consolidation ... - Cells - tumor ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the lung ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... with multifocal consolidations ... multiple ill-defined masses ... #Clinical #Radiology ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung ... bronchial obstruction caused ... structures in the right lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant