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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Consolidation - ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Masses Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
ARDS/VALI progression ... consolidations ... the differential diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Diffuse consolidation ... cause of diffuse consolidation ... infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
chronic illness, clinical ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... disease, that is so ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
and chronic consolidation ... the differential diagnosis ... granulomatous noduli are so ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... the differential diagnosis ... respond to the treatment ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
latent TB s/p treatment ... is his original CXR ... Labeled CXR: ... #ChestXRay #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #Radiology
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
with multifocal consolidations ... So we are dealing ... of chronic consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... : 33% • Treatment ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... - Imaging: • CXR ... • HRCT: patchy consolidation ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... #ILD #diagnosis