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Causes of Hypercalcemia
Parathyroid gland structure-related
 • Primary hyperparathyroidism
 • Parathyroid adenoma
 • Parathyroid hyperplasia
 • Parathyroid
Causes of Hypercalcemia ... Parathyroid gland ... prostate (release of calcitriol ... Hypercalcemia #Causes ... endocrinology #diagnosis
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
mnemonic for the causes ... carcinoma : most frequently ... metastasis : again most frequently ... vascular - pulmonary ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Intrathoracic thyroid, Parathyroid ... Tumors • Vascular Mases ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #anterior
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... patients; more frequent ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... honeycombing, it frequently ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Localization, type, and prevalence of mediastinal masses. 

Aneurysm, Thoracic duct cysts, Bronchogenic cysts, Neurinomas, Enterogenic cysts,
of mediastinal masses ... Thyroid tumors, Parathyroid ... #Mediastinal #Masses ... #Differential #Frequency ... #Diagnosis #Thoracic
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... order of relative frequency ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
has a number of causes ... punctuated by frequent ... Causes include ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary ... Abnormalities #Abnormal #Diagnosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... loss occur less frequently ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... Exclusion of other diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis