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Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... A way to think of ... the differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
This was a consolidation ... due to a pneumonia ... Sterptococcus pneumoniae ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
diagnosis is lobar pneumonia ... table lists the differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... will limit the differential ... post-obstructive pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... causes of chronic consolidation ... This was an acute ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
with multifocal consolidations ... dealing with the differential ... There was no eosinophilia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
distribution of consolidation ... it is seen in pneumonias ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing # ... Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

This
This POCUS finding ... signifies subpleural consolidation ... This patient was ... on CXR/CT imaging ... #clinical #photo
Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia
Here another case of diffuse consolidation.
This patient had fever and cough.
This was thought
Diffuse consolidation ... This was thought ... Unlike lobar pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
Cavitation - Pneumonia ... antibiotics, there was ... resolution of the consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #