Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
49.8M 14.4K 7.6K
Board Certified Internal Medicine Hospitalist, GrepMed Editor in Chief πŸ‡΅πŸ‡­ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ - Sign up for an account to like, bookmark and upload images to contribute to our community platform. Follow us on IG: https://www.instagram.com/grepmed/ | Twitter: https://twitter.com/grepmeded/
Contributor Ranks
Latest Searches
20 results
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
- Diffuse consolidation ... - Multifocal ill-defined ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... to look at the pattern ... lobar pneumonia caused ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
High Attenuation pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... HighAttenuation #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
High Attenuation pattern ... Sarcoidosis end-stage: consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Nodular pattern
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary TB: random nodules
3. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic
Nodular pattern ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
. 1- Consolidation ... resulting in lobar, diffuse ... or multifocal ill-defined ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia
Here another case of diffuse consolidation.
This patient had fever and cough.
This was thought
Diffuse consolidation ... of diffuse consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
x-ray there is an ill-defined ... In the proper clinical ... of chronic consolidation ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... Lobar #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
In most cases these ... to segmental, diffuse ... In some cases however ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
with a nodular pattern ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... CTChest #Nodular #Pattern ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant