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Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
weight loss or long ... This was an acute ... caused by Streptcoccus ... 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 ... Disposition #Discharge #table ... #internship #comparison
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... caused by streptococcus ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... these patterns are ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
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
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... : Aspiration pneumonia ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Clindamycin in case
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... multiple ill-defined masses ... of organizing pneumonia ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
detected on CT or CXR ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause ... oxygenation in pneumonia ... and are harmful
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... is interstitial lung ... seen and in many cases ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... In these cases comparison ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant