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Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
the air in the alveoli ... or tumor cells (Table ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Consolidation ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
Broncho-alveolar ... glass opacity and consolidation ... Radiology #HRCT #CTChest ... Pattern #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that even within each lobe there is a gravity dependent difference in density.
This is only
Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema ... #AlveolarEdema ... Gravity #Dependent #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
and other non-pulmonary ... between these chest ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... filling of the alveoli ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Cardiogenic pulmonary ... Cardiogenic pulmonary ... #CTChest #LymphangiticCarcinomatosis ... Differential #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... content of the alveoli ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
with perihilar consolidations ... and an enlarged cardiac ... #Pulmonary #Edema ... #AlveolarEdema ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
infarction In pulmonar ... bleeding into the alveoli ... The pulmonary embolus ... Radiology #CXR #CTChest ... PulmonaryEmbolism #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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• Effusion • Cardiac ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... Vessels • Pulmonary
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
nose deformity • Cardiac ... (UPC) ratio • Cardiac ... leading to diffuse alveolar ... ground glass or consolidative ... typically seen on chest