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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
consolidation is pulmonary ... a superimposed pulmonay ... infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... spread of MTB infection ... Pal @drdevrad #Pulmonary ... xray #clinical #radiology
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
which can cause pulmonary ... upper lobes due to infection ... #Clinical #Radiology
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
Metastases, Miliary Infection ... Honeycombing: Idiopathic Pulmonary ... Bronchiectasis: Prior Infection ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #radiology
Reverse Halo Sign
Defined as a central ground class opacity surrounded by a ring of dense consolidation
Differential
Diagnosis: • Infection ... • Vasculature: Pulmonary ... Malignancy: Primary pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #radiology
Tree-in-bud almost always indicates the presence of:
Endobronchial spread of infection (TB, MAC, any bacterial bronchopneumonia)
Airway disease
Endobronchial spread of infection ... associated with infection ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Subsolid nodules
Most subsolid nodules are transient and the result of infection or hemorrhage.
However, persistent subsolid nodules
the result of infection ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Fleischner
Pulmonary complications of targeted therapy
-Immune checkpoint inhibitors (e.g. pembrolizumab)
-Pneumonitis is uncommon (~5% of patients) but can
Pulmonary complications ... exclusion: rule out infection ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
bronchiectasis is prior infection ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Bronchiectasis
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
- Chronic post-infection ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR