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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
looking at the lateral ... anteriorly in the left lung ... caused by Sterptococcus ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
x-ray there is an ill-defined ... weight loss or long ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #RadiologyAssistant
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... detected on CT or CXR ... there is no clear cause ... oxygenation in pneumonia
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
multiple small bilateral ... The findings in ... in the former case ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
Batwing A bilateral ... most typical of pulmonary ... it is seen in pneumonias ... #CXR #Batwing # ... Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
This causes a density ... It is a normal finding ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Cardiac #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... findings. ... nodular interstitial lung ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... masses. ... The lab-findings ... #CXR #Peripheral ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
caused by streptococcus ... The old name is ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant