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Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
pneumonia. ... table lists the differential ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant
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 ... This was an acute lobar ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pneumonia #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
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... - Lobar or focal ... For instance a lobar ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
or lobar collaps ... has a limited differential ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Lobar #Collapse ... Patterns #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Right upper lobe atelectasis
Findings:
1) triangular density
2) elevated right hilus
3) obliteration of the retrosternal clear space (arrow)
Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RUL #Lobar #Collapse ... #LungCancer #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... will limit the differential ... Neoplasm with lobar ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
when you go from anterior ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #LLL #Lobar #Collapse ... #RadiologyAssistant
Left upper lobe atelectasis
What are the findings?
 - Minimal volume loss with elevation of the left
, which is the collapsed ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #LUL #Lobar ... #Collapse #APWindow ... #RadiologyAssistant
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Mediastinal Widening - Differential ... or middle lobe collapse ... mass • Masses: Anterior ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... Mediastinal #Widening #Differential