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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Consolidation - ... Lobar consolidation ... - Diffuse consolidation ... opacities Nodule or mass ... - Solitary Pulmonary
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Diffuse consolidation ... consolidation is ... cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... Look for other signs ... Consolidation #Differential
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... will limit the differential ... are so small and diffuse ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Acute #Chronic #Differential
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to think of the differential ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Lobar #Diffuse ... #Multifocal #Differential
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
sliding/barcode sign ... Pneumonia: - Consolidation ... - Supleural Consolidations ... - "Shred" sign ... #differential #
Reversed Halo Sign - Infectious and Non-Infectious Differential Diagnosis
Definition: A focal rounded area of GGO surrounded
Reversed Halo Sign ... Non-Infectious Differential ... complete ring of consolidation ... Reverse #Halo #Sign ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
) Day 2 - some pulmonary ... consolidations ... Progressing to diffuse ... structures help in the differential ... diagnosis of pulmonary
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
Malignancy, Mediastinal mass ... Peribronchial pulmonary ... Parasite • Focal: Mass ... Foreign body, Consolidation ... Noisy #Breathing #differential
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
appearances of pulmonary ... AIDS Patients • Diffuse ... Drug toxicity, Pulmonary ... Sarcoma • Focal Consolidation ... #diseases #differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... capillaritis leading to diffuse ... hemorrhage (DAH) • Diffuse ... ground glass or consolidative ... Renal #Syndromes #differential