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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
- Diffuse consolidation ... - Multifocal ill-defined ... Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... the pattern of distribution ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Multifocal #Differential
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Diffuse consolidation ... Look for other signs ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Diffuse #Consolidation
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
are dealing with multifocal ... dealing with the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
consolidations ... to segmental, diffuse ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Multifocal ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
The distribution ... The following signs ... with perihilar consolidations ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
also demonstrate signs ... be high in the differential ... diagnostic list ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF #