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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
consolidation - Multifocal ... ill-defined consolidations ... Interstitial - ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
typically present as multifocal ... name for BAC - bronchoalveolar ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Lobar #Diffuse #Multifocal ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
larger ones are ill-defined ... are dealing with multifocal ... normal which makes bronchoalveolar ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
lobar, diffuse or multifocal ... ill-defined opacities ... . 2- Interstitial ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
Multifocal Multifocal ... ill-defined opacities ... densities is interstitial ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... UsualInterstitialPneumonitis #Usual #Interstitial ... #Pneumonitis #Reticular ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) on Bronchoscopy 
BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE is a technique used in bronchoscopy for several diagnostic
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis ... often not helpful) Interstitial ... Lung Diseases (ILDs ... This is a video ... Bronchoscopy #clinical #video