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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Here are the most ... patterns on a chest ... - Multifocal ill-defined ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
differentiate between acute ... chronic consolidation ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Acute #Chronic ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
considered, like acute ... or chronic illness ... and other non-pulmonary ... between these chest ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Chronic diseases ... are indicated in ... Cells - tumor, chronic ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
with multifocal consolidations ... month history of chronic ... consolidation. ... The lab-findings ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
infarction In pulmonar ... In this case a lung ... Here we see an old ... The pulmonary embolus ... PulmonaryEmbolism #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
pneumonia On the chest ... list of causes of chronic ... consolidation. ... This was an acute ... Lobar #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Eosinophilic Pneumonia
When to suspect Eosinophilic Pneumonia? Non-resolving pneumonia + BAL > 25% eosinophils + excluded more
common diagnoses Acute ... Dyspnea+, Pleuritic Chest ... Effusions - Rare ... mechanical ventilation Chronic ... - Peripheral Consolidations
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
• HRCT: patchy consolidation ... - No specific lab ... organizing pneumonia, Chronic ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM ... ), • Pulmonary ... , Beomycin • Acute ... or Chronic Radiation ... Lung #Diseases #ILD