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Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Diseases - Pneumonia ... Edema - Congestive ... Patterns #Lung #CXR ... XRay #ChestCT #Differential ... #Diagnosis
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
consolidations in lower lobes ... structures help in the differential ... diagnosis of pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
the right lower lobe ... dealing with the differential ... also known as BOOP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... diagnosis is to ... The old name is BOOP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
most typical of pulmonary ... edema, both cardiogenic ... it is seen in pneumonias ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing #
Left-Middle-Lobe Pneumonia - Radiography of the chest revealed a cardiac apex, aortic arch, and gastric bubble
Left-Middle-Lobe ... pneumonia was diagnosed ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Kartagener ... #NEJM
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... edema in acute ... edema • Metabolic ... lung #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #mnemonic
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Lobar pneumonia ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... edema - filling ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Diagnosis of Miliary ... rarely typical pneumonia ... #differential # ... diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
Based on the CXR that you just saw, you could have made the diagnosis of congestive
Based on the CXR ... have made the diagnosis ... The pulmonary vessels ... border of the lower lobes ... #Clinical #Radiology