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Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
On the chest x-ray ... there is an ill-defined ... weight loss or long ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Idiopathic ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Imaging: • CXR ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
caused by streptococcus ... The old name is ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... between these chest ... nodular interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the lung ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... with old fims can ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
In this case a lung ... Here we see an old ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #LungInfarct ... PulmonaryEmbolism #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... masses. ... of organizing pneumonia ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant