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Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... include the list of causes ... pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Consolidation - Lobar ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
- Lobar or focal ... For instance a lobar ... pneumonia caused ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... Lobar pneumonia ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
Lobar atelectasis ... or lobar collaps ... The most common causes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Patterns #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia
Here another case of diffuse consolidation.
This patient had fever and cough.
This was thought
bronchopneumonia Here another case ... Unlike lobar pneumonia ... Bronchopneumonia can be caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Legionella #Diffuse #RadiologyAssistant
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
in fact this is caused ... lower lobe, which causes ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Lateral #LUL #Lobar ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary sequestration
This is an uncommon cause of lobar consolidation.
It is a congenital abnormality.
A nonfunctioning part of
is an uncommon cause ... of lobar consolidation ... migrate through the pores ... #Clinical #Radiology ... PulmonarySequestration #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 ... Pulmonary #Hemorrhage #RadiologyAssistant
Here a typical lobar consolidation.
First study the images, then continue reading.
The findings are:
increased density with ill-defined
Here a typical lobar ... air-bronchogram Lobar ... of disease that starts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant