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Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
Lobar consolidation ... consolidation is lobar ... pneumonia. ... 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 ... On the chest x-ray ... most likely a lobar ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
shows a silhouette sign ... must be located anteriorly ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pneumonia #Lingula ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... Consolidation - Lobar ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Chilaiditi Sign on Chest X-Ray
Anterior interposition of the colon between the hemidiaphragm and the liver.
Chilaiditi sign
Chilaiditi Sign ... on Chest X-Ray Anterior ... Chilaiditi sign ... #Chilaiditi #Sign ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
lie against the anterior ... chest wall. ... not reach the anterior ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Cardiac #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
- Lobar or focal ... For instance a lobar ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Consolidation #Lobar ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left we see a chest film with a typical finger-in-glove shadow.
The HRCT shows focal
left we see a chest ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... FingerInGlove #Sign ... #RadiologyAssistant
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
this patient have pneumonia ... evidence of a chest ... infiltrate (e.g., CXR ... pain) and signs ... #Pneumonia #Venn
Left-Middle-Lobe Pneumonia - Radiography of the chest revealed a cardiac apex, aortic arch, and gastric bubble
Left-Middle-Lobe Pneumonia ... Radiography of the chest ... the body and a lobar ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Kartagener #Pneumonia