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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Cavitation > 6 cm ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential # ... causes #management
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... The pulmonary vascular ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
is not common to ... In this case a lung ... has caused a triangular ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Our patient was exposed to burning sumac smoke while clearing out her yard .  Toxicodendron
which can grow to ... the smoke can cause ... lining of the lungs ... #Clinical #EM #Tox ... #Radiology #CTChest
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... between these chest ... nodular interstitial lung ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Therefore, conditions caused ... apices caused by ... a rigid chest cage ... #diseases #differential ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
ultrasound got him to ... In this case, the ... Michael Macias, EM ... University #Clinical #EM ... #Radiology #POCUS
Solitary Pulmonary Nodule
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A solitary pulmonary nodule or
surrounded by lung ... The differential ... and are called masses ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... SolitaryPulmonaryNodule #Differential