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Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Diseases - Pneumonia ... Cardiac Failure ... Diseases #Radiology ... #Patterns #Lung ... #CXR #XRay #ChestCT
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
On the chest x-ray ... of chronic consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #RadiologyAssistant
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
most typical of pulmonary ... edema, both cardiogenic ... it is seen in pneumonias ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing #
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
is pulmonary edema ... heart due to a chronic ... pulmonary edema ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... edema - filling ... of the alveoli ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... there is an air-bronchogram ... of chronic consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
content of the alveoli ... the pattern of distribution ... caused by streptococcus ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
(alveolar edema ... The distribution ... consolidations ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
In the lungs LV ... finally into the alveoli ... disease and causes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Features