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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Consolidation - ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... the alveoli and cause ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... and other non-pulmonary ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
lobar pneumonia caused ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Consolidation ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Ground Glass Opacities on Lung CT - Pathophysiology
Ground glass opacity lung is denser (whiter) than normal
Opacities on Lung CT - Pathophysiology ... as compared to consolidation ... often, GGO is caused ... Opacities #Lung #pulmonary ... #Radiology
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
infarction In pulmonar ... The pulmonary embolus ... has caused a triangular ... #Clinical #Radiology ... PulmonaryEmbolism #RadiologyAssistant
The left main pulmonary artery (in purple) passes over the left main bronchus and is higher
artery (in purple) passes ... in blue) which passes ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
film only the outer ... blood from the pulmonary ... just below the pulmonary ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
Hemorrhage
In this case there was a solitary nodule in the right upper lobe and a biopsy
Hemorrhage In this case ... The lobar consolidation ... Wegener's #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pulmonary ... #Hemorrhage #RadiologyAssistant