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Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... considered, like acute ... and other non-pulmonary ... a patient with acute ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Diffuse consolidation ... The most common cause ... from the various causes ... patients, who have an acute ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
is in a normal position ... of chronic consolidation ... This was an acute ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
arteries) • Pregnancy ... significantly positive ... Diagnoses: • Acute ... Infarction • Pulmonary ... #cardiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Therefore, conditions caused ... apices caused by ... pneumoconioses: - Hard metal ... edema in acute ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial ... It has a fatal outcome ... indistinguishable from acute ... diffuse or patchy consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology
Lung infarction
The radiographic features of acute pulmonary thromboembolism are insensitive and nonspecific.
The most common radiographic findings
radiographic features of acute ... In most cases of ... pulmonary emboli ... The peripheral consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Blood cultures are positive ... Culture (+): Acute ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Septic Emboli Cause ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Culture Positive ... : • Acute: S. ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... Septic emboli cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
supine or erect position ... left decubitus position ... dyspnoe due to acute ... with perihilar consolidations ... #Clinical #Radiology