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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 ... #Lobar #Pneumonia
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... The table summarizes ... - Lobar or focal ... pneumonia caused ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS ... correlation in normal lung ... disease, idiopathic ... Diagnosis #HRCT #POCUS ... #Table #ILD #Findings
Here a typical lobar consolidation.
First study the images, then continue reading.
The findings are:
increased density with ill-defined
The findings are ... borders in the left lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... AirBronchogram #LLL ... #Lobar #Pneumonia
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
non-pulmonary findings ... Lobar pneumonia ... nodular interstitial lung ... disease, that is ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... masses. ... dealing with the differential ... The lab-findings ... #Clinical #Radiology
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... disease comes from ... low attenuation (table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
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
Wegener's granulomatosis
Wegener's is a collagen vascular disease with vasculitis involving the lung, kidney and sinuses.
In the
collagen vascular disease ... vasculitis causes ... In a later stage ... with non-specific findings ... #Clinical #Radiology