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Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... CHASERS Mnemonic ... Pulmonary Diseases ... Centrilobular emphysema ... #diagnosis #mnemonic
More than 100 entities manifest as diffuse lung disease.
Fortunately only about 10 of these account for
diffuse lung disease ... diseases, that ... The 'mnemonic' for ... #Pulmonary #SHITFACED ... #Mnemonic #HRCT
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
Chest POCUS Pulmonary ... POCUS - What’s the diagnosis ... Chest #clinical #video ... #POCUS #pulmonary ... respiratory #Chest #Lung
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
yield of available diagnostic ... a repeat chest CT ... disease and coronary ... artery disease; ... 70% to 90% for a diagnosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
- Cough and lung ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... Lung Disease: ... Imaging, high res CT ... #differential #diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... Other tests: • CT ... sparing of the lung ... seen on chest CT
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management ... • Periodontal disease ... seen • Chest CT ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
Sign on Chest CT ... of the parietal and ... effusion • DDx: Empyema ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Connective tissue diseases ... , in advanced disease ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... high-resolution chest CT
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
failure, COPD, Lung ... CXR +/- High res CT ... CBC/diff, Blood and ... Infectious Diseases ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis