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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... interstitial opacities - Fine ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
The table summarizes ... lobar pneumonia caused ... The old name is ... The new name for BAC ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... and clinical associations ... within one hour or longer ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... we describe a chest ... #Differential #Table ... Lung #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
The CT-image is not very helpful in the differentiation.
There are hypodense areas, which could be masses.
On
be masses. ... be areas of consolidation ... Finally the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Guide to Interpretation of Positive Blood Cultures

I arrange the potential Gram stain results that one can
Remember that clinician ... adjudication is the ‘gold ... shaped GPR, these clues ... BloodCultures #BCx ... #Microbiology #Diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... : • CBC - Leukocytosis ... Coli - P. ... #differential #causes
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC ... Change in clinical ... one post op Cardiology ... change CV risk Chest ... stratification #diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
pulmonary symptoms • Rheumatologic ... has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... transplantation • MCC ... scalp, vagina, fingers