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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Lobar consolidation ... interstitial opacities - Fine ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... Lobar pneumonia ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Lobar #Consolidation
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... - Lobar or focal ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Lobar #Diffuse
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
infarction In pulmonar ... this case a lung cyst ... Here we see an old ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
substances resulting in lobar ... or multifocal ill-defined ... parenchyma resulting in fine ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
we describe a chest ... are trying to figger ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Pulmonary sequestration
This is an uncommon cause of lobar consolidation.
It is a congenital abnormality.
A nonfunctioning part of
uncommon cause of lobar ... consolidation. ... migrate through the pores ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CtChest #
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
lateral wrist XR ... dorsally and no longer ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Sports #MSK
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
trauma are diagnosed ... Due to their short ... x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest