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Pleural effusion is seen in:
1. Pulmonary edema
2. Lymphangitic spread of carcinoma - often unilateral
3. Tuberculosis
4. Lymphangiomyomatosis
Pleural effusion ... Pulmonary edema ... #Pulmonary #Pleural ... #Effusion #PleuralEffusion ... #Differential #
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
, to differentiate ... Kerley B-lines and pleural ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... RadiologyAssistant
Pleural fluid
It takes about 200-300 ml of fluid before it comes visible on an CXR (figure).
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#Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #PleuralEffusion ... #Pleural #Effusion ... Volume #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
(alveolar edema ... effusion). ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... are so small and diffuse ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
AIDS Patients • Diffuse ... edema; ARDS, Metastatic ... alveolar proteinosis ... Castleman's disease • Pleural ... #diseases #differential
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
Progressing to diffuse ... alveolar involvement ... structures help in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... content of the alveoli ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
CT and ultrasonographic features of COVID-19 pneumonia
Lung CT:
 - Thickened pleura
 - Ground glass shadow and
- Pulmonary infiltrating ... super-early stage, then diffuse ... mild infection; alveolar ... ChestCT #Ultrasound #POCUS ... #features #Radiology
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
interstitium and the pleural ... finally into the alveoli ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Features ... Findings #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant