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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
most likely to cause ... pulmonary infection ... with underlying lung ... Reported cases associated ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential
Cavitary Lung Lesions - Differential
Infection - Malignancy - Rheumatologic - Other

- Dr. David Furfaro https://twitter.com/david_furfaro

#Cavitary #Cavity
Cavitary Lung Lesions ... - Differential ... Infection - Malignancy ... #Lesions #Causes ... Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential ... Emboli, Fungal Infection ... ): • Chronic Infections ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary ... #differential
Urine Microscopy - Casts
Acellular Casts
 • Hyaline Casts - Consists of only precipitated Tamm-Horsfell protein without
Acellular Casts ... • Hyaline Casts ... tubular necrosis (ATN ... can be either infectious ... or non-infectious
Reversed Halo Sign - Infectious and Non-Infectious Differential Diagnosis
Definition: A focal rounded area of GGO surrounded
Differential Diagnosis ... Causes: Mucormycosis ... Causes: Granulomatosis ... Dermatomyositis, Lung ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Lung Segment Anatomy Annotated on Chest CT
Right Lung:
 • Upper Lobe: Apical, Posterior, Anterior
 • Middle
Lung Segment Anatomy ... Chest CT Right Lung ... Lung: • Upper ... radiopaedia.org/cases ... #CT #CTChest #pulmonary
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CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
mnemonic for the causes ... of a cavitating lung ... embolus I = infection ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Causes of Cough ... Tuberculosis - Lung ... Cancer of the Lung ... Cough #Hemoptysis #Differential ... #Causes #Table
Main causes of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases.

#differential #algorithm #diagnosis #causes #DPLD #ILD #parenchymal #lung #diseases #pulmonary
Main causes of diffuse ... parenchymal lung ... #differential #algorithm ... #diagnosis #causes ... #diseases #pulmonary
Causes of Nail Clubbing - Mnemonic 
Cyanotic Heart Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
Lung Cancer, Lung abscess 
Ulcerative Colitis
Causes of Nail Clubbing ... Cystic Fibrosis Lung ... Cancer, Lung abscess ... Endocarditis, Idiopathic Pulmonary ... Nails #Mnemonic #Differential