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Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD

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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image

Consolidation - Lobar ... consolidation - Multifocal ill-defined ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns #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 ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #RadiologyAssistant

Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more

in the proper clinical ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity ... #RadiologyAssistant

TB
This patient presented first with the CXR on the left.
The findings are:
Widespread ill-defined densities, which are

are: Widespread ill-defined ... Cavity in the right ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #SecondaryTB #Cavitary ... #RadiologyAssistant

Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate

Ultrasound demonstrated ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... PericardialEffusion #RadiologyAssistant

Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a

coughed up, a cavity ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Cavity #Pneumonia ... CavitaryPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant

Right lower lobe atelectasis
Chest x-rays of a 70-year old male who fell from the stairs and

x-rays of a 70-year old ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... RLL #Lobar #Collapse ... #RadiologyAssistant

Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia
Here another case of diffuse consolidation.
This patient had fever and cough.
This was thought

Unlike lobar pneumonia ... to multifocal ill-defined ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... Legionella #Diffuse #RadiologyAssistant

There is a large pericardial effusion, which is located posteriorly to the left ventricle (blue arrow).
The

large pericardial effusion ... left ventricle id ... explains why the ultrasound ... #Clinical #Radiology ... PericardialEffusion #RadiologyAssistant

Here a typical lobar consolidation.
First study the images, then continue reading.
The findings are:
increased density with ill-defined

Here a typical lobar ... air-bronchogram Lobar ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #RadiologyAssistant

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