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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Consolidation - Lobar ... consolidation - Multifocal ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
pneumonia caused ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Diffuse #Multifocal ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
substances resulting in lobar ... , diffuse or multifocal ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #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 ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
in fact this is caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... LUL #Lobar #Collapse ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... Look for other signs ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
limited differential diagnosis ... The most common causes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Collapse ... Patterns #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
are dealing with multifocal ... multiple ill-defined masses ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
In most cases these ... In some cases however ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Multifocal ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia
Here another case of diffuse consolidation.
This patient had fever and cough.
This was thought
Unlike lobar pneumonia ... It will lead to multifocal ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... Legionella #Diffuse #RadiologyAssistant