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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
looking at the lateral ... anteriorly in the left lung ... This was a consolidation ... due to a pneumonia ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... most likely a lobar ... weight loss or long ... causes of chronic consolidation ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
Neoplasm with lobar ... post-obstructive pneumonia ... - Lung neoplasms ... proteinaceous material ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Lobar pneumonia ... Organizing pneumonia ... nodular interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Lobar #Consolidation
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
Batwing A bilateral ... periphery of the lung ... it is seen in pneumonias ... seen in chronic lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
density within the lung ... four patterns. 1- Consolidation ... substances resulting in lobar ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Consolidation
COVID-19 POCUS

96 yrs old, discharged 3 wks ago for CAP, treated with amox/clav then cefixime. Returns
CXR with consolidation ... But this ultrasound ... bilateral pattern ... POCUS #Clinical #Lung ... #Ultrasound #SARSCoV2
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
of interstitial lung ... - Imaging: • CXR ... opacities, Unilateral consolidation ... • HRCT: patchy consolidation ... Diagnosis: • Lung
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

This
signifies subpleural consolidation ... (i.e. pneumonia ... on CXR/CT imaging ... clinical #photo #ultrasound ... #lung #pulmonary
Pneumonia on POCUS

Otherwise healthy 12mo-old w/ fever. Linear & phased array viewing the lung (subpleural &
array viewing the lung ... PoCUS demonstrates consolidation ... imaging such as cxr ... POCUS #clinical #lung ... #ultrasound #pediatrics