Right lower lobe pneumonia
Diagnosis almost certain
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- updated 5 Nov 2022:
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The right cardiac border is still clearintact indicating the right lower lung lobe pneumonia.
The presence of an air bronchogram indicates that the airway proximal to it is patent
Air bronchograms can be seen with several processes:
pulmonary oedema: especially with alveolar oedema
non-obstructive atelectasis
severe interstitial lung disease
neoplasms: bronchioloalveolar carcinoma; pulmonary lymphoma
-<p>The right cardiac border is still clear indicating the right lower lung lobe <a href="/articles/pneumonia" title="Pneumonia">pneumonia</a>.</p>- +<p>The right cardiac border is still intact indicating the right lower lung lobe <a href="/articles/pneumonia" title="Pneumonia">pneumonia</a>.</p><p>The presence of an air bronchogram indicates that the airway proximal to it is patent</p><p>Air bronchograms can be seen with several processes:</p><ul>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/air-space-opacification-1">pulmonary consolidation</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/pulmonary-oedema">pulmonary oedema</a>: especially with <a href="/articles/pulmonary-alveolaroedema">alveolar oedema</a> </p></li>
- +<li><p>non-obstructive <a href="/articles/atelectasis">atelectasis</a></p></li>
- +<li><p>severe <a href="/articles/interstitial-lung-disease">interstitial lung disease</a></p></li>
- +<li><p>neoplasms: <a href="/articles/broncholoalveolar-carcinoma">bronchioloalveolar carcinoma</a>; <a href="/articles/pulmonary-lymphoma">pulmonary lymphoma</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/pulmonary-infarct">pulmonary infarct</a></p></li>
- +<li><p><a href="/articles/pulmonary-haemorrhage">pulmonary haemorrhage</a></p></li>
- +</ul>
References changed:
- Air Bronchograms - Radiology at St. Vincent's University Hospital. Radiology at St Vincent's University Hospital.
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