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Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
is very long. ... listed in the table ... Sometimes it is difficult ... Management #Radiology #Lung ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
CDiff (Clostridium difficile) Testing Compared
Toxin EIA assay, GDH assay, NAAT/PCR 

- Dr. Milana Bogorodskaya https://twitter.com/foamid

#CDifficile #Clostridium
CDiff (Clostridium ... difficile) Testing ... #Clostridium #CDiff ... #Testing #Comparison ... #Table #PCR #EIA
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... it can be very difficult ... pattern is also difficult ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung ... lungcancer can be difficult ... bronchial obstruction caused ... structures in the right lung ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lucencies within the lung ... This makes it difficult ... since in many cases ... density in the lung ... #Differential #Table
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
pericarditis, making it difficult ... life-threatening causes ... #Presentation #comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
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Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... (daptomycin in lungs ... Secondary infection (C diff ... Difficile, COVID
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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It can be difficult ... the vesses are difficult ... in the 'black' lung ... #Attenuation #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant
First study the CXR.
We know that in some cases there is an extra joint in the
know that in some cases ... where it can be difficult ... lung cancer is ... Radiology #CXR #Lung ... Apical #FirstRib #RadiologyAssistant
Risk factors
Defining high- or low-risk is currently more difficult than it was in the old guideline.
Previously
currently more difficult ... smoking, history of lung ... characteristics alone (See Table ... PulmonaryNodule #Nodule #RadiologyAssistant