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It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... and chronic consolidation ... will limit the differential ... Acute #Chronic #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
peripheral areas of consolidation ... glass opacity and ... consolidation # ... HighAttenuation #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
Consolidation is ... as in UIP, NSIP and ... in the alveoli and ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to think of the differential ... pneumonia (OP) and ... Diffuse #Multifocal #Differential ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
Sarcoidosis end-stage: consolidation ... fibrosis perihilar and ... HighAttenuation #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Diffuse consolidation ... cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... Kerley B-lines and ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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19 involvement and ... Light beam • Consolidations ... , Larger consolidations ... areas #COVID19 #POCUS ... Lung #Ultrasound #Comparison
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
distribution of consolidation ... both cardiogenic and ... or subpleural consolidation ... #CXR #Batwing #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
are ill-defined and ... with multifocal consolidations ... dealing with the differential ... diagnosis of chronic consolidation ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Air Bronchograms on Ultrasound

Opacification of alveolar spaces surrounding air-filled bronchioles; enables visualization of well-defined tissue/air interface;
with respiration, and ... seen in infected consolidation ... seen in infected consolidation ... Static #Dynamic #POCUS ... Lung #Ultrasound #comparison