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'''Consolidation''' is a clinical term for solidification into a firm dense mass. [See corresponding lexical definition<ref name=mwd>[http://www2.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwmednlm?book=Medical&va=consolidation M-W Online: Medical Definition of 'Consolidation']</ref> in [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html National Library of Medicine's MedlinePlus Dictionary] powered by Merriam-Webster (M-W) Online.] It is usually applied to a condition marked by induration<ref>[http://www2.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwmednlm?book=Medical&va=induration M-W Online: Medical Definition of 'Induration']</ref> (swelling or hardening of normally soft tissue) of a normally aerated [[lung]] through accumulation of inflammatory cellular exudate in the [[alveoli]] and adjoining ducts. Consolidated tissue is radio-opaque, so that it is clearly demonstrable in [[X-rays]] and [[CT scans|CT (computerized tomography) scans]]. [The clinically-oriented reader is directed to a [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/ PubMed] '''search'''<ref name=pmr>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=PureSearch&db=pubmed&details_term=%28%28%28%22lung%22%5BTIAB%5D%20NOT%20Medline%5BSB%5D%29%20OR%20%22lung%22%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20OR%20pulmonary%5BText%20Word%5D%29%20AND%20consolidation%5BAll%20Fields%5D%29%20AND%20%22loattrfull%20text%22%5Bsb%5D%20AND%20%22loattrfree%20full%20text%22%5Bsb%5D%20AND%20Review%5Bptyp%5D%20AND%20English%5Blang%5D%20AND%20%28jsubsetaim%5Btext%5D%20OR%20AIDS%5Bsb%5D%20OR%20cancer%5Bsb%5D%20OR%20systematic%5Bsb%5D%29%20AND%20%22humans%22%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D PubMed Reviews on Pulmonary Consolidation]</ref> for scholarly reviews on pulmonary consolidation in different diseases.] Consolidation is often a middle-to-late stage feature/complication in [[pulmonary]] infections.<ref name=pmr /> | '''Consolidation''' is a clinical term for solidification into a firm dense mass. [See corresponding lexical definition<ref name=mwd>[http://www2.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwmednlm?book=Medical&va=consolidation M-W Online: Medical Definition of 'Consolidation']</ref> in [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mplusdictionary.html National Library of Medicine's MedlinePlus Dictionary] powered by Merriam-Webster (M-W) Online.] It is usually applied to a condition marked by induration<ref>[http://www2.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwmednlm?book=Medical&va=induration M-W Online: Medical Definition of 'Induration']</ref> (swelling or hardening of normally soft tissue) of a normally aerated [[lung]] through accumulation of inflammatory cellular exudate in the [[alveoli]] and adjoining ducts. Consolidated tissue is radio-opaque, so that it is clearly demonstrable in [[X-rays]] and [[CT scans|CT (computerized tomography) scans]]. [The clinically-oriented reader is directed to a [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/ PubMed] '''search'''<ref name=pmr>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=PureSearch&db=pubmed&details_term=%28%28%28%22lung%22%5BTIAB%5D%20NOT%20Medline%5BSB%5D%29%20OR%20%22lung%22%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D%20OR%20pulmonary%5BText%20Word%5D%29%20AND%20consolidation%5BAll%20Fields%5D%29%20AND%20%22loattrfull%20text%22%5Bsb%5D%20AND%20%22loattrfree%20full%20text%22%5Bsb%5D%20AND%20Review%5Bptyp%5D%20AND%20English%5Blang%5D%20AND%20%28jsubsetaim%5Btext%5D%20OR%20AIDS%5Bsb%5D%20OR%20cancer%5Bsb%5D%20OR%20systematic%5Bsb%5D%29%20AND%20%22humans%22%5BMeSH%20Terms%5D PubMed Reviews on Pulmonary Consolidation]</ref> for scholarly reviews on pulmonary consolidation in different diseases.] Consolidation is often a middle-to-late stage feature/complication in [[pulmonary]] infections.<ref name=pmr /> | ||
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Overview
Consolidation is a clinical term for solidification into a firm dense mass. [See corresponding lexical definition[1] in National Library of Medicine's MedlinePlus Dictionary powered by Merriam-Webster (M-W) Online.] It is usually applied to a condition marked by induration[2] (swelling or hardening of normally soft tissue) of a normally aerated lung through accumulation of inflammatory cellular exudate in the alveoli and adjoining ducts. Consolidated tissue is radio-opaque, so that it is clearly demonstrable in X-rays and CT (computerized tomography) scans. [The clinically-oriented reader is directed to a PubMed search[3] for scholarly reviews on pulmonary consolidation in different diseases.] Consolidation is often a middle-to-late stage feature/complication in pulmonary infections.[3]