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Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... production • Night ... sweats, weight ... meropenem) #Lung ... Abscess #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Lung Segment Anatomy Annotated on Chest CT
Right Lung:
 • Upper Lobe: Apical, Posterior, Anterior
 • Middle
Annotated on Chest CT Right ... Lung: • Upper ... Posterior Left Lung ... Lung: • Upper ... #CT #CTChest #pulmonary
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... - Aspiration - Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Upper #Lower #RadiologyAssistant
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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result in decreased lung ... - Emphysema - Lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
Hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy
In sarcoidosis the common pattern is right paratracheal and bilateral hilar adenopathy ('1-2-3-sign').
In
common pattern is right ... In lung carcinoma ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
of a cavitating lung ... granulomatosis (right ... vascular - pulmonary ... #Differential #Lung ... #Pulmonary
On the left three different patients with lung cysts.
From left to right: Lymphangiomyomatosis, LIP and Langerhans
patients with lung ... From left to right ... Histiocytosis #RadiologyAssistant
Cystic Lung Disease
Upper Lobe Predominant: 
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Pneumocystis Jiroveci, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Paracoccidioidomycosis,
Cystic Lung Disease ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, Light ... (LCDD), Cystic Pulmonary ... Bronchiolitis, Pulmonary ... nickmmark #Cystic #Lung
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... ) Cardiogenic Pulmonary ... sliding Pulmonary ... Extremities - Right ... @Pocus101 #pulmonary
Diagnostic algorithm for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in part adapted from the ATS/ERS consensus statement. HRCT =
for idiopathic pulmonary ... HRCT = high-resolution ... = interstitial lung ... IPF = idiopathic pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Idiopathic #Pulmonary