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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... from the various causes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... nodular interstitial lung ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... will limit the differential ... - Lung neoplasms ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... UIP, NSIP and long ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... multiple ill-defined masses ... dealing with the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... lobar pneumonia caused ... The old name is BOOP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... • Diffuse Lung ... Infection • Bronchiectasis ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
periphery of the lung ... most typical of pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing # ... Differential #RadiologyAssistant
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
consolidations ... involvement, with “white lung ... structures help in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Physical stigmata of cor ... centrilobular nodules, or consolidation ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... #pulmonary #differential