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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Consolidation - ... Lobar consolidation ... - Diffuse consolidation ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Diffuse consolidation ... common cause of diffuse ... consolidation is ... #CXR #Diffuse # ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
that present with consolidation ... distribution: - Diffuse ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Lobar #Diffuse ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
between acute consolidation ... and chronic consolidation ... are so small and diffuse ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that even within each lobe there is a gravity dependent difference in density.
This is only
seen when the consolidations ... transudate like in CHF ... Radiology #CTChest #CHF ... #Alveolar #Pulmonary ... Gravity #Dependent #RadiologyAssistant
Hemorrhage
In this case there was a solitary nodule in the right upper lobe and a biopsy
The lobar consolidation ... is seen in: - Pulmonary ... contusion - Pulmonary ... anticoagulantion therapy, diffuse ... #Hemorrhage #RadiologyAssistant
Congestive heart failure
The findings are:
 - bilateral perihilar consolidation with air bronchograms and ill-defined borders
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bilateral perihilar consolidation ... are dealing with pulmonary ... Radiology #CXR #CHF ... #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the CXR that you just saw, you could have made the diagnosis of congestive
that you just saw ... The pulmonary vessels ... indicating increased pulmonary ... Radiology #CXR #CHF ... Interstitial #Edema #RadiologyAssistant
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
with perihilar consolidations ... redistribution of the pulmonary ... Radiology #CXR #CHF ... #Alveolar #Pulmonary ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant