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Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
An acute reticular ... manifestation of AIDS ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Acute #Interstitial ... #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
must be located anteriorly ... Sterptococcus pneumoniae ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pneumonia #Lingula ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... This was an acute ... lobar pneumonia ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome – ARDS ... Cheat Sheet An acute ... detected on CT or CXR ... oxygenation in pneumonia
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Imaging: • CXR ... other processes Workup ... strep, HIV • CTD workup ... ANA, RF, CCP, CPK ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Infections in HIV-AIDS ... identified, Strep pneumoniae ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... Blood and sputum cx ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
differentiate between acute ... post-obstructive pneumonia ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Consolidation #Acute ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
patients, who have an acute ... pulmonay infection, ARDS ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... of Acute Exacerbation ... AECOPD) Obtain workup ... ventilated • CXR ... AECOPD #Algorithm #Management
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
considered, like acute ... Lobar pneumonia ... Organizing pneumonia ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant