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Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
Interstitial pneumonias ... An acute reticular ... 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
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
(COP) Cryptogenic ... - Imaging: • CXR ... other processes Workup ... strep, HIV • CTD workup ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... of Acute Exacerbation ... ) Obtain workup ... ventilated • CXR ... AECOPD #Algorithm #Management
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
identified, Strep pneumoniae ... heart failure, COPD ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... Blood and sputum cx ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
streptococcus pneumoniae ... are organizing pneumonia ... called cryptogenic (COP ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
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
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Cheat Sheet An acute ... detected on CT or CXR ... Management ● Early ... oxygenation in pneumonia
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