Question 2609
{"accessible":false,"alternatives":[{"id":12801,"text":"are smaller collections of blood that indicate less severe damage to the lung compared to pulmonary contusions\r\n"},{"id":12804,"text":"can occur as a result of trauma as well as spontaneous bleeding in patients undergoing anticoagulation therapy\r\n"},{"id":12803,"text":"demonstrate a progressive decrease in size on serial imaging which can assist in making the correct diagnosis"},{"id":12802,"text":"may become secondarily infected, leading to an abscess\r\n"},{"id":12800,"text":"result from the accumulation of blood in injured alveolar and interstitial spaces and are often the result of a pulmonary laceration\r\n"}],"archived":false,"correctAlternativeId":12801,"explanation":"\u003cp\u003ePulmonary hematomas are more extensive blood collection, indicating more severe damage to the lung than a contusion.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePulmonary hematomas are often the result of a pulmonary laceration filling with blood, unlike pulmonary contusion, in which alveolar and interstitial tissues remain relatively intact. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePulmonary hematomas may become infected, leading to the formation of an abscess. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSerial CT imaging demonstrating a progressive decrease in size can assist in making the correct diagnosis of a pulmonary hematoma. \u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePulmonary hematomas can occur as a result of two different causes: trauma and spontaneous bleeding in patients undergoing anticoagulation therapy.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e","id":2609,"imageUrl":null,"imageAttribution":null,"imageAttributionCaseInfo":null,"firstQuestionPath":"/questions/2609","nextQuestionPath":"/articles/lung-abscess/questions/448","relatedArticles":[{"id":7346,"title":"Pulmonary contusion","link":"/articles/pulmonary-contusion?lang=us"},{"id":7347,"title":"Pulmonary laceration","link":"/articles/pulmonary-laceration-1?lang=us"},{"id":41174,"title":"Penetrating thoracic trauma","link":"/articles/penetrating-thoracic-trauma?lang=us"}],"alsoUsedIn":[],"stem":"\u003cp\u003eWhich of the following statements regarding pulmonary hematoma is \u003cstrong\u003eNOT\u003c/strong\u003e true? Pulmonary hematomas... \u003c/p\u003e","menuLinks":[{"text":"Report problem with question","url":"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO3soWYhOjJ7yErSysyCe5V4A1CqW7WK3rDA7MtAkecMGqNw/viewform?entry.1624461248\u0026entry.553583435=https://radiopaedia.org/questions/2609"}],"attemptsPercentages":[{"alternativeId":"12803","percentage":10},{"alternativeId":"12801","percentage":70},{"alternativeId":"12804","percentage":3},{"alternativeId":"12802","percentage":5},{"alternativeId":"12800","percentage":13}],"promptToLogin":false,"questionManager":false,"articleId":"lung-abscess"}