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It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
- Lung neoplasms ... organizing pneumonia (OP ... filling of the alveoli ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia (COP ... - Imaging: • CXR ... opacities, Unilateral consolidation ... • HRCT: patchy consolidation ... ILD #diagnosis #management
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
some pulmonary consolidations ... Progressing to diffuse alveolar ... involvement, with “white lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Organizing pneumonia (OP ... Pumonary cardiogenic edema ... filling of the alveoli ... nodular interstitial lung ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
(alveolar edema ... position Obstructive lung ... consolidations ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
taken up by the alveolar ... cough Pleuritic CP ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
taken up by the alveolar ... cough Pleuritic CP ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... #Diagnosis #Management
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... Kerley B lines, alveolar ... → no signs of CXR ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Here a typical lobar consolidation.
First study the images, then continue reading.
The findings are:
increased density with ill-defined
borders in the left lung ... Streptococcus pneumoniae, TB ... and lung cancer ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
In the lungs LV ... finally into the alveoli ... resulting in pulmonary edema ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Features