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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Diffuse consolidation ... chronic heart disease ... infection, ARDS ... #CXR #Diffuse # ... Consolidation #Differential
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
In chronic disease ... diseases like organizing ... a rare chronic disease ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
the most common diseases ... Chronic diseases ... These diseases typically ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Peripheral edema, Disease-specific ... vasculitis, Behcet disease ... Goodpasture's Disease ... dysmorphic RBCs) • Disease-specific ... , anti-CCP • CXR
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern ... hematogenous spread of a disease ... Endemic fungi: Histo ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
Antinuclear Antibodies (ANA)
ANA or Anti-NucIear Antibody refers to antibodies against antigens in the nucleus → like
Disease! ... • Nucleolar: Diffuse ... , Interstitial Pulmonary ... #patterns #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #differential
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
interstitial lung disease ... low attenuation (table ... interstitial lung disease ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Pattern #Differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... confirm DAH, r/o infection ... ground glass or consolidative ... • IF staining patterns
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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disease, and ocular ... pain • Kawasaki Disease ... (Granulomatous disease ... atherosclerotic disease ... most important diseases