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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
anteriorly in the left lung ... This was a consolidation ... due to a pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
the differential diagnosis ... post-obstructive pneumonia ... - Lung neoplasms ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Clinical manifestations ... - Imaging: • CXR ... • HRCT: patchy consolidation ... - Diagnosis: ... pulmonary #ILD #diagnosis
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
In the proper clinical ... weight loss or long ... causes of chronic consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... most common) Clinical ... meropenem) #Lung ... #Abscess #Diagnosis ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Lobar pneumonia ... Organizing pneumonia ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
some pulmonary consolidations ... involvement, with “white lung ... the differential diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
distribution of consolidation ... periphery of the lung ... it is seen in pneumonias ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing #
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... with multifocal consolidations ... of chronic consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
A CXR is done. ... consistent w/ lung ... abscess #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Cavitary