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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... x-ray (click image ... Lobar consolidation ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... a patient with cough ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Lobar #Consolidation
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
On the chest x-ray ... include the list of causes ... of chronic consolidation ... pneumonia caused ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... Pediatric Cough ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Tachypnea - Normal Chest ... Shows Consolidation
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... Chronic diseases ... diagnosis is to ... pneumonia caused ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... Differential Diagnosis ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... #Cough #Differential ... #causes
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
non-productive cough ... dealing with the differential ... diagnosis of chronic ... consolidation. ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Erythrocytosis) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... X-Ray, Shortness ... of Breath, Cough
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... and dyspnea • Lobar ... consolidation or ... Abdominal pain, chronic
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
x-ray and has a ... limited differential ... The most common causes ... #CXR #Lobar #Collapse ... #Patterns #Comparison