Aspiration pneumonia x-ray

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

An important test for making a diagnosis of pneumonia is a chest x-ray. Chest x-rays can reveal areas of opacity (seen as white) which represent consolidation. Pneumonia is not always seen on x-rays, either because the disease is only in its initial stages, or because it involves a part of the lung not easily seen by x-ray.

X Ray

• An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of aspiration pneumonia. Findings on an chest x-ray suggestive of/diagnostic of aspiration pneumonia include:
  • Lobar pneumonia
  • Areas of opacity
  • Segmental opacification
  • Unilateral consolidation
  • Air bronchogram
  • Cavitation

Aspiration pneumonia. 83y.o. male. Right side lower lobe. By melvil - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, via wikimedia