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Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
replacing the air ... Is it pus, edema ... UIP, NSIP and long ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
chronic illness, clinical ... between these chest ... edema - filling ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Radiology #CXR
Air Crescent Sign on Chest CT
 • Crescentic or circumferential rim of radiolucent airspace within a
Air Crescent Sign ... a parenchymal consolidation ... Crescent #Sign #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Air Bronchogram Sign on Chest CT
 • Patent airways surrounded by opacified lung
 • DDx: pna,
Air Bronchogram ... DDx: pna, pulm edema ... .2016.12.033 #Air ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Notice that even within each lobe there is a gravity dependent difference in density.
This is only
transudate like in CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF # ... Alveolar #Pulmonary ... #Edema #AlveolarEdema
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... tolerance, and ankle ... : weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... Chest x-ray: signs
Congestive heart failure
The findings are:
 - bilateral perihilar consolidation with air bronchograms and ill-defined borders
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bilateral perihilar consolidation ... with air bronchograms ... are dealing with pulmonary ... edema due to heart ... #Clinical #Radiology
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
dependent part of the lungs ... non-dependent part of the lung ... a precursor of consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF #
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
or an area of consolidation ... the surrounding lung ... usually contain air ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
with perihilar consolidations ... and air bronchograms ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema