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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 ... weight loss or long ... pneumonia caused ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lobar #Pneumonia
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... - Lobar or focal ... have more than one ... pneumonia caused ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Lung POCUS Young ... POCUS lung exam ... Differential Bilat ... , interstitial diffuse ... Lung POCUS shows
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Imaging: • CXR ... zone, GGO, small ... Pulmonary lymphoma, Diffuse ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
Here a typical lobar consolidation.
First study the images, then continue reading.
The findings are:
increased density with ill-defined
borders in the left lung ... and spreads from one ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... AirBronchogram #LLL ... #Lobar #Pneumonia
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... consolidations, but one ... masses. ... dealing with the differential ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - Differential ... 103-104°F) • Lobar ... Non-Infectious Causes ... fever • Hyper-IgD ... Brucellosis • Liver or lung