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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
looking at the lateral ... consolidation due to a pneumonia ... Sterptococcus pneumoniae ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
diagnosis is lobar pneumonia ... The table lists ... the differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... The table summarizes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
enlargement The table ... vessels #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #HilarEnlargement ... #Enlargement #Differential ... #Unilateral #Bilateral
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... will limit the differential ... proteinaceous material ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
A more common presentation of mucoid impaction in seen here.
This is the typical 'finger-in-glove' appearance of
is the typical 'finger-in-glove ... looks like the fingers ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
Batwing A bilateral ... it is seen in pneumonias ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing # ... Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Pattern - Chest Radiology ... rarely typical pneumonia ... #differential # ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
dealing with the differential ... excludes eosinophilic pneumonia ... of organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
necrosis (7-14 days later ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Lung Abscess Differential