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Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Diagnosis • ... Atelectasis, Nodule / mass ... • Masses: Anterior ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Anterior ... Tumors • Vascular Mases ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #pulmonary
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
CXR Abnormal:
 • Pulmonary Sequestration
 • Congenital Adenoid Cystic
Causes of Pediatric ... Wheezing - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... CXR Abnormal: ... • Mediastinal Mass
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Anterior Mediastinal ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #causes
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
Fluid-filled, round mass ... breast e.g. biopsy, car ... #differential # ... diagnosis #surgery ... #causes #table
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Causes include: ... ischemic changes CXR ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential # ... causes #management
The table on the left is the overall table for mediastinal masses.
In the next paragraphs we
Neurogenic Tumors - Benign ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Mediastinal #Mass ... #Differential # ... Table #Anterior
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... symptoms are not caused ... e.g. incidental CXR ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... papules, nodules; anterior
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
supraclavicular node • Anterior ... mediastinal mass ... X-ray (Mediastinal mass ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... hematology #oncology #management