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Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
Batwing A bilateral ... also called a Batwing ... most typical of pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing #
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
to look at the pattern ... Diffuse - perihilar (batwing ... more than one pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Several of the diagnoses ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... chest radiograph pattern ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
(Can occur later ... dysfunction • Pulmonary ... congestion on a CXR ... recognition and management ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology