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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Consolidation - Lobar ... consolidation - Multifocal ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
, diffuse or multifocal ... Atelectasis - collapse ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
- Cells - tumor ... to look at the pattern ... pneumonia caused ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
or lobar collaps ... The most common causes ... #CXR #Lobar #Collapse ... #Patterns #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... is interstitial lung ... seen and in many cases ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the PET-CT there is both a tumor in the left lung, aswell as in the
there is both a tumor ... in the left lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #PETCT #LUL #Lobar ... #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
particularly at the lung ... to confirm the diagnosis ... Here a CXR with ... at the lung bases ... #Honeycombing #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... are dealing with multifocal ... multiple ill-defined masses ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

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