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Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Atelectasis, Nodule / mass ... • Masses: Anterior ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #radiology
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
breast e.g. biopsy, car ... trauma Breast abscess ... #differential # ... diagnosis #surgery ... #causes #table
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Blood cultures • CXR ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
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A solitary pulmonary nodule or
The differential ... the same as of a mass ... most commonly benign ... and are called masses ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
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
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Treat underlying cause ... #management #cardiology
The table on the left is the overall table for mediastinal masses.
In the next paragraphs we
for mediastinal masses ... Neurogenic Tumors - Benign ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Radiology #Mediastinal ... #Mass #Differential
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
, selenium) Differential ... Rule out other causes ... congestion on a CXR ... recognition and management ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology