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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 ... pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Consolidation - Lobar ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... Lobar pneumonia ... nodular interstitial lung ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
- Lobar or focal ... For instance a lobar ... pneumonia caused ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... with old fims can ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
terms to describe areas ... since in many cases ... visible wall #CXR ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Pulmonary sequestration
This is an uncommon cause of lobar consolidation.
It is a congenital abnormality.
A nonfunctioning part of
is an uncommon cause ... of lobar consolidation ... nonfunctioning part of the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CtChest #
When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
formation may create ... fracture from a lung ... Notice the large lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Old #RibFracture
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
Lung infarction ... In this case a lung ... Here we see an old ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Wegener's granulomatosis
Wegener's is a collagen vascular disease with vasculitis involving the lung, kidney and sinuses.
In the
In the lung the ... vasculitis causes ... areas of consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #GPA #Wegeners