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Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... weight loss or long ... This was an acute ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
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
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
differentiate between acute ... - Lung neoplasms ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Consolidation #Acute ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
In these cases comparison ... during a period of CHF ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Cephalization ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... excludes eosinophilic pneumonia ... of organizing pneumonia ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung ... with asthma or CF ... structures in the right lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
to Eosinophilic Lung ... Diseases • Acute ... Eosinophilic Pneumonia ... Hx of asthma, CF ... differential #diagnosis #comparison
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
, inflammatory lung ... permeability, lung ... detected on CT or CXR ... oxygenation in pneumonia ... and are harmful
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
considered, like acute ... Lobar pneumonia ... nodular interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
a patient with CHF ... are visible, such ... that helpful, but comparison ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant