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Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
consolidation, is to look ... at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... lobar pneumonia caused ... called cryptogenic (COP
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... consolidation - Diffuse ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Imaging: • CXR ... consolidation and GG pattern ... Pulmonary lymphoma, Diffuse ... #ILD #diagnosis
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
pneumonias An acute ... reticular pattern ... The other cause ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Pneumonia #PJP #RadiologyAssistant
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
- Look
pattern The algorithm ... the following: - Look ... are visible, the pattern ... NodularPattern #Nodular #Pattern ... #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
of these four patterns ... resulting in lobar, diffuse ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns ... #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... Look for other signs ... patients, who have an acute ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... have specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... What to ask/look ... Cl/urea/protein/Cr ... rhabdo/TLS) Causes ... Nephrology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
masses. ... organizing pneumonia (OP ... also known as BOOP ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant