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Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
with airspace disease ... Even fibrosis as ... in UIP, NSIP and ... long standing sarcoidosis ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
pattern of pulmonary fibrosis ... On a chest X-ray ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular ... #Honeycombing #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
volume loss and fibrotic ... changes in the basal lung ... reticular densities caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
, as in cystic fibrosis ... bronchial obstruction caused ... CT demonstrated ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... combinations of fibrosis ... findings of NSIP, UIP ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
lung disease caused ... Calcification (seen in CT ... #Silicosis #clinical ... #radiology #CXR ... #Chest #XRay #labeled
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Dyspnea (underlying lung ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT ... History of cancer, lung ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
chronic interstitial lung ... disease with a ... pneumoconiosis which is caused ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #silicosis #clinical
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
or interstitial lung ... disease (i.e. fibrosis ... predominance: UIP ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... densities iin the left lung ... cavitation in the right lung ... #CXR #CTChest # ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant