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Chest XRay Consolidation Pattern - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR #Consolidation #Pattern #Differential #Algorithm #RadiologyAssistant
Chest XRay Consolidation ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Consolidation ... Differential #Algorithm #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest x-ray ... Consolidation - ... Lobar consolidation ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation in bronchoalveolar carcinoma
The chest x-ray shows diffuse consolidation with 'white out' of the left
carcinoma The chest x-ray ... lung with an air-bronchogram ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... AirBronchogram #Bronchogram ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
On the chest x-ray ... Notice the air-bronchogram ... causes of chronic consolidation ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Lobar #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
the pleura, air-bronchograms ... which are probably consolidations ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity ... #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
there is an air-bronchogram ... with multifocal consolidations ... diagnosis of chronic consolidation ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Lungcancer
10% of lungcancers cavitate, most commonly squamous cell carcinoma.
Small cell lungcancer does not cavitate.
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma, or
Here a chest x-ray ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... LungCancer #Cancer #Cavity ... #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant
TB
This patient presented first with the CXR on the left.
The findings are:
Widespread ill-defined densities, which are
first with the CXR ... probably small consolidations ... Cavity in the right ... #SecondaryTB #Cavitary ... #RadiologyAssistant
Primairy TB is usually clinically silent.
In 5% of infected individuals the immunity is inadequate and clinically
On the CXR it is ... seen as consolidation ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Tuberculosis #TB #Cavitary ... #SecondaryTB #RadiologyAssistant
Congestive heart failure
The findings are:
 - bilateral perihilar consolidation with air bronchograms and ill-defined borders
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bilateral perihilar consolidation ... with air bronchograms ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #RadiologyAssistant