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CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
of a cavitating lung ... Y = youth - CPAM ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Lung #Pulmonary
CAVITY Mnemonic for Causes of Cavitary Lung Lesions

C - Cancer (SCC, mets)
A - Autoimmune (GPA, RA)
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Lung Lesions ... pneumatocele) Y - Youth (CPAM ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Lesions #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... pneumonia • Cavitary ... #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #chestCT ... #radiology
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lucencies within the lung ... , like cyst, cavity ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... #Cyst #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Diffuse Lung ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Nodular or cavitary ... massiliense in CF ... Mimics TB with: Cavitary ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... NTM #Infections #differential
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
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diagnosis there ... the surrounding lung ... without associated pulmonary ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cavity #Cyst #
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
neuroexam - Oral cavity ... disease b) CHF ... OSA • Continue CPAP ... one post op Cardiology ... unless prior heart/lung