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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
edema due to heart ... Look for other signs ... infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
patient who had a CT ... The diagnosis based ... edema. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SeptalThickening #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that even within each lobe there is a gravity dependent difference in density.
This is only
capillary leak like in ARDS ... #Clinical #Radiology ... CHF #Alveolar #Pulmonary ... #Edema #AlveolarEdema ... Gravity #Dependent #RadiologyAssistant
Crazy Paving on Chest CT
 • Thickened interlobular septa in a background of diffuse GGO's.
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DDx: PAP, pulm edema ... pna, pulm hge, ARDS ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Air Bronchogram Sign on Chest CT
 • Patent airways surrounded by opacified lung
 • DDx: pna,
on Chest CT • ... DDx: pna, pulm edema ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
The following signs ... #Clinical #Radiology ... CHF #Alveolar #Pulmonary ... #Edema #AlveolarEdema ... #RadiologyAssistant
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
CT will also demonstrate ... signs of congestive ... the differential diagnostic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... IntersitialEdema #Septal #RadiologyAssistant