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Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... x-ray there is an ill-defined ... the right upper lobe ... most likely a lobar ... #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
- Lobar or focal ... usually multiple ill-defined ... For instance a lobar ... Consolidation #Lobar ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
Left lower lobe ... this is lower lobe ... Radiology #CXR #LLL ... #Lobar #Collapse ... #RadiologyAssistant
Here a typical lobar consolidation.
First study the images, then continue reading.
The findings are:
increased density with ill-defined
Here a typical lobar ... air-bronchogram Lobar ... AirBronchogram #LLL ... #Lobar #Pneumonia ... #RadiologyAssistant
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
the left upper lobe ... the luft sichel sign ... #Lobar #Collapse ... #Luftsichel #Sign ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
larger ones are ill-defined ... the right lower lobe ... excludes eosinophilic pneumonia ... of organizing pneumonia ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
The CT-images demonstrate the atelectasis of the left upper lobe (blue arrow).
There is a centrally located
the left upper lobe ... the left upper lobe ... Radiology #CTChest #LUL ... #Lobar #Collapse ... #Obstructive #RadiologyAssistant
First study the CXR.
Notice the subtle increased density in the area behind the heart that needs
This was a lower lobe ... pneumonia. ... Radiology #CXR #LLL ... #Pneumonia #Subtle ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Here we see a consolidation which is located in the left lower lobe.
There is a normal
the left lower lobe ... Radiology #CXR #Pneumonia ... #LLL #RadiologyAssistant
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
the left upper lobe ... #CXR #Lateral #LUL ... #Lobar #Collapse ... #Luftsichel #Sign ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant