Part 1: Lung Consolidation & Collapse

Consolidation

• Let’s remind ourselves of the microscopic structure of the lung…
• What is consolidation?
• What is one of the hallmark signs of consolidation?
• What sort of ‘stuff’ fills the lung in consolidation?
• What is the silhouette sign?
• Look what happens to the silhouette in consolidation…
• Examples of consolidation…
• Let’s look at the left lung…
• Remember these golden rules…

Collapse

• Let’s remind ourselves of the lung anatomy…
• A side view of the lungs…
• What is lung collapse?
• What does collapse on CXR mean, and how does it happen?
• Here are two examples of right upper lobe collapse….
• Let’s look at right lower lobe collapse…
• Look at right middle lobe collapse…
• Look at left upper lobe collapse…