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Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Chronic diseases ... - Blood - hemorrhage ... - Cells - tumor ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
between acute consolidation ... and chronic consolidation ... Neoplasm with lobar ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
like acute or chronic ... Lobar pneumonia ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... list of causes of chronic ... consolidation. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
with fluid, pus, blood ... substances resulting in lobar ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
Consolidation is ... it pus, edema, blood ... or tumor cells ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Diffuse consolidation ... redistribution of pulmonary blood ... heart due to a chronic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
It was a patient with low-grade fever, progressive
the peripheral blood ... non-segmental consolidations ... the peripheral blood ... #Clinical #Radiology ... EosinophilicPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that even within each lobe there is a gravity dependent difference in density.
This is only
seen when the consolidations ... to infection, blood ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pulmonary #Edema #AlveolarEdema ... Gravity #Dependent #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary sequestration
This is an uncommon cause of lobar consolidation.
It is a congenital abnormality.
A nonfunctioning part of
uncommon cause of lobar ... consolidation. ... receives arterial blood ... #Clinical #Radiology ... PulmonarySequestration #RadiologyAssistant