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Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... blood or tumor cells ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
summarizes the causes ... vessels #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Unilateral #Bilateral #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
fluid, pus, blood, cells ... including tumor cells ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
include the list of causes ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Lobar #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
This causes a density ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Cardiac #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
inflammation or tumor cells ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
from the various causes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
- Cells - tumor ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
More than 100 entities manifest as diffuse lung disease.
Fortunately only about 10 of these account for
list is 'SHIT FACED ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Mnemonic #HRCT #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
non-perfused vessels and causes ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant