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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Diffuse consolidation ... pulmonary edema ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Diffuse #Consolidation ... RadiologyAssistant
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
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 #
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
consolidations ... Progressing to diffuse ... alveolar involvement ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
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
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
(alveolar edema ... effusion). ... consolidations ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema
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
- Pleural effusion ... super-early stage, then diffuse ... - Pleural effusion ... mild infection; alveolar ... #features #Radiology