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Bronchopneumonia Consolidation Pattern on Chest X-Ray

Patchy areas of consolidation that may be initially limited to one
X-Ray Patchy areas ... to one or more pulmonary ... progresses to multifocal ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #clinical #radiology
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
consolidation - Diffuse ... consolidation - Multifocal ... ill-defined consolidations ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
of these four patterns ... resulting in lobar, diffuse ... or multifocal ill-defined ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
terms to describe areas ... is to describe areas ... visible wall #CXR ... #Differential #Table ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Wegener's granulomatosis
Wegener's is a collagen vascular disease with vasculitis involving the lung, kidney and sinuses.
In the
In the lung the ... areas of consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #GPA #Wegeners ... Granulomatosis #Multifocal
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
rare idiopathic lung ... The histologic pattern ... There are areas ... and extensive areas ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
On the left a typical case of panlobular emphysema.
There is uniform destruction of the underlying architecture
to widespread areas ... Pulmonary vessels ... Panlobular emphysema is diffuse ... the other hand, mild ... #Clinical #Radiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
a chest x-ray (CXR ... chest radiograph pattern ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary