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Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
- Blood - hemorrhage ... - Cells - tumor ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Consolidation
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
On the chest x-ray ... In the proper clinical ... causes of chronic consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
with Mycoplasma Pneumonia ... individual’s red blood ... cells (RBCs or ... #Clinical #Path ... #Blood #Smear #Microscopy
Red cell autoagglutination is the process whereby red cells clump together forming aggregates. This is seen
with Mycoplasma Pneumonia ... individual’s red blood ... cells (RBCs or ... #Clinical #Path ... #Blood #Smear #Microscopy
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
chronic illness, clinical ... between these chest ... Lobar pneumonia ... Organizing pneumonia ... #Radiology #CXR
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 ... #CTChest #Eosinophilic
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
• Pleuritic chest ... count < 4,000 cells ... aeruginosa Clinical ... CX is low ranging ... in adults with clinically
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
Cavitation - Pneumonia ... be seen on the chest ... resolution of the consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Pulmonary sequestration
This is an uncommon cause of lobar consolidation.
It is a congenital abnormality.
A nonfunctioning part of
cause of lobar consolidation ... receives arterial blood ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CtChest #