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Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
The table lists ... the differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... RadiologyAssistant
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
or lobar collaps ... has a limited differential ... The most common causes ... #CXR #Lobar #Collapse ... #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Consolidation - Lobar ... opacities Nodule or mass ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Diagnosis • Vascular ... or middle lobe collapse ... Atelectasis, Nodule / mass ... • Masses: Anterior ... Pericardial effusion • CXR
Left upper lobe atelectasis
What are the findings?
 - Minimal volume loss with elevation of the left
possible obstructing mass ... lobe #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... LUL #Lobar #Collapse ... #APWindow #RadiologyAssistant
Mediastinal masses are discussed in more detail in Mediastinal masses.
Here is just a brief overview. #Diagnosis
#Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Mediastinal #Mass ... #Differential # ... Table #Anterior ... Middle #Posterior #RadiologyAssistant
Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
enlargement The table ... summarizes the causes ... #CXR #HilarEnlargement ... #Enlargement #Differential ... Unilateral #Bilateral #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
The table summarizes ... pneumonia caused ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
substances resulting in lobar ... . 3- Nodule or mass ... Atelectasis - collapse ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
in fact this is caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... LUL #Lobar #Collapse ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant