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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
opacities - Fine Nodular ... - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
The differential ... is difficult to differentiate ... multifocal consolidations ... #Management #Radiology ... #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 ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... will limit the differential ... granulomatous noduli ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... chronic illness, clinical ... in fact this is nodular ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... from the various causes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
diseases with a nodular ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... NodularPattern #Differential ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to think of the differential ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Sarcoidosis
On a CXR sarcoidosis usually first presents with hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy (example).
Parenchymal disease can present
can present as consolidation ... or even as masses ... they may resemble consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Sarcoidosis #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
This was a consolidation ... to a pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant