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Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
Multiple masses ... long. ... multifocal consolidations ... #Management #Radiology ... #Lung #Multiple
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... - Lung neoplasms ... both present with multiple ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... pneumonia (OP) - multiple ... nodular interstitial lung ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
- Multiple - usually ... multiple ill-defined ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
that there are multiple ... densities in both lungs ... ill-defined masses ... dealing with the differential ... #CXR #Peripheral
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
In most cases these ... underlying pathology of multiple ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Multifocal ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Wegener's granulomatosis
Wegener's is a collagen vascular disease with vasculitis involving the lung, kidney and sinuses.
In the
vasculitis causes ... ill-defined areas of consolidation ... can be seen as multiple ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #GPA #Wegeners
Pleural plaques
The CXR shows multiple opacities.
They have irregular shapes and do not look like a lung
Pleural plaques The CXR ... shows multiple ... not look like a lung ... masses or consolidations ... #Clinical #Radiology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
, mononeuritis multiplex ... Goodpasture's cause ... ground glass or consolidative ... sparing of the lung ... #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
preeclampsia) • Multiple ... , selenium) Differential ... congestion on a CXR ... recognition and management ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology