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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... from the various causes ... patients, who have an acute ... #CXR #Diffuse # ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... low attenuation (table ... seen and in many cases ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Angina • Acute ... Chest Wall Abnormalities
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... contractility) - Acute ... exacerbation (any cause ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... #Table #CriticalCare
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... considered, like acute ... between these chest ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Stage I - Redistribution ... In a normal chest ... The pulmonary vascular ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural opacities
The table lists the most common causes of pleural opacities #Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR #Pleural
opacities The table ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Pleural # ... Opacity #Plaques #Differential ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... Infarction and Pulmonary ... it difficult to differentiate ... life-threatening causes ... Presentation #comparison #Table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... lobar pneumonia caused ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant