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Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
Cavitary Lesion ... treatment and a ... david_furfaro #Cavity ... #Cavitary #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Clinical
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
Here a patient with ... pus within the cavity ... #CXR #Lateral # ... #Mycobacteria #NTM ... #Cavity #AirFluidLevel
Lungcancer
10% of lungcancers cavitate, most commonly squamous cell carcinoma.
Small cell lungcancer does not cavitate.
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma, or
Here a chest x-ray ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #LungCancer ... #Cancer #Cavity ... #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant
Here another patient with a mycobacterium infection.
Notice the nodules with cavitation #Clinical #Radiology #CXR #NonTuberculosis #Mycobacteria
another patient with a ... with cavitation #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Mycobacteria #NTM ... #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
lesions than the chest ... in the proper clinical ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity ... #RadiologyAssistant
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Nodular or cavitary ... gordonae - 99.9% a ... Mimics TB with: Cavitary ... : Clinical Manifestations ... • Dyspnea, • Chest
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
cavity can be seen ... on the chest film ... consolidation and the cavity ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Cavity #Pneumonia
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... neuroexam - Oral cavity ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... change CV risk Chest