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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... patients, who have an acute ... infection, ARDS ... #CXR #Diffuse # ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... Tachypnea - Normal Chest ... Shows Diffuse Changes ... pneumonia #Acute ... #Causes #Peds #
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... life-threatening causes ... infarction • ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... ultrasound • CXR
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
pneumonias An acute ... This was a PCP-infection ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pneumonia #PJP ... #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... consolidation - Diffuse ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
 •
Causes of Hemoptysis ... Malformation Normal CXR ... • Bronchitis Diffuse ... Vasculitis Infection ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Right Ventricle Infarction ... Disease • Diffuse ... Disease • Acute ... • Chronic Lung Infection
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... between these chest ... Infarction - peripheral ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
ARDS: Clinical Cheat ... diffuse, inflammatory ... leading to increased pulmonary ... detected on CT or CXR ... the underlying cause
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
- Chronic post-infection ... are so small and diffuse ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant