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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
consolidation due to a pneumonia ... Sterptococcus pneumoniae ... Radiology #CXR #Pneumonia ... #Lingula #SilhouetteSign ... #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
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... the right upper lobe ... lobar or segmental pneumonia ... an acute lobar pneumonia ... #RadiologyAssistant
Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
and cardiogenic pulmonary ... cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Central #Peripheral #RadiologyAssistant
First study the CXRs.
There is a subtle consolidation in the left lower lobe in the hidden
the left lower lobe ... Radiology #CXR #Pneumonia ... Retrocardiac #SpineSign #SilhouetteSign ... #RadiologyAssistant
Pneumonia on Chest Xray and POCUS

Extensive pneumonia in lower left lobe (red arrow). 
POCUS: Dynamic air
Pneumonia on Chest ... POCUS Extensive pneumonia ... in lower left lobe ... CasasolaGarcia #Pneumonia ... Clinical #Lung #Pulmonary
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HRCT findings in Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
Peripheral consolidations with upper lobe predominance (photo negative of pulmonary edema).
On
Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... consolidations with upper lobe ... photo negative of pulmonary ... #Eosinophilic #Pnemonia ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
diagnosis is lobar pneumonia ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
streptococcus pneumoniae ... are organizing pneumonia ... is organizing pneumonia ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Notice the cavitation especially on the right.
In the left upper lobe there is probably some traction-bronchiectasis
the left upper lobe ... Clinical #Radiology #Pulmonary ... TractionBronchiectasis #RadiologyAssistant