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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... stable residual lesion ... Aeruginosa - Strep ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Therefore, conditions caused ... • ↑ Mechanical stress ... apices caused by ... fibrobulous apical lesions ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... nodular interstitial lung ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Metastases
Metastases are the most common cause of multiple pulmonary masses.
Usually they vary in size and are
the most common cause ... of multiple pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #LungMets ... #RadiologyAssistant
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... ischemic changes CXR ... Acute respiratory distress ... Transfusion-related acute lung ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Lung infarction
The radiographic features of acute pulmonary thromboembolism are insensitive and nonspecific.
The most common radiographic findings
Lung infarction ... In most cases of ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #PulmonaryEmbolism ... #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchial atresia
Bronchial atresia is a congenital abnormality resulting from interruption of a bronchus with associated peripheral
lungsegment is caused ... by collateral ventilation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #BronchialAtresia ... Bronchial #Atresia #RadiologyAssistant
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
In this case a lung ... has caused a triangular ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... PulmonaryEmbolism #RadiologyAssistant