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It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
differentiate between acute ... - Lung neoplasms ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Acute #Chronic ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
considered, like acute ... a patient with acute ... filling of the alveoli ... nodular interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
Intern Pocket Cards - Increasing Levels of Care

 • Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
 • Intermediate Care/Step-Down
Unit (PCU) • Long-Term ... Acute Care (LTAC ... Facility (SNF) • Acute ... Discharge #table #internship ... #comparison
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Diffuse consolidation ... Look for other signs ... patients, who have an acute ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
weight loss or long ... causes of chronic consolidation ... This was an acute ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Lobar #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
dyspnoe due to acute ... The following signs ... with perihilar consolidations ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
feeding vessel sign ... , which are probably ... consolidations. ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial ... idiopathic lung ... characterized by diffuse alveolar ... indistinguishable from acute ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
Lung infarction ... bleeding into the alveoli ... In this case a lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... PulmonaryEmbolism #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... (Sens. 81% for acute ... Kerley B lines, alveolar ... effusions). 1/5 pts w/ acute ... CXR congestion.