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Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
x-ray there is an ill-defined ... weight loss or long ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... AirBronchogram #RUL ... #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
anteriorly in the left lung ... Sterptococcus pneumoniae ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pneumonia #Lingula ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
causes the collapse lung ... veil like opacity all ... Sometimes the LLL ... the air in the LLL ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... larger ones are ill-defined ... possibility of multiple ill-defined ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
usually multiple ill-defined ... streptococcus pneumoniae ... are organizing pneumonia ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
First study the CXR.
Notice the subtle increased density in the area behind the heart that needs
First study the CXR ... was a lower lobe pneumonia ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #LLL #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
present as multiple ill-defined ... air-bronchograms within the ill-defined ... film shows two ill-defined ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
periphery of the lung ... it is seen in pneumonias ... seen in chronic lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Here we see a consolidation which is located in the left lower lobe.
There is a normal
Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pneumonia #LLL ... #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
consolidation - Multifocal ill-defined ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant