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

C = cancer
of a cavitating lung ... pulmonary embolus I = infection ... Y = youth - CPAM ... #Lesions #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 ... Septic Emboli) I - Infection ... pneumatocele) Y - Youth (CPAM ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Lesions #Differential
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Infarction - Infection ... Autoimmune The clinical ... sclerosis • Clinical ... patients with a long ... #differential #
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Nodular or cavitary ... lesions - Centrilobular ... Mimics TB with: Cavitary ... Disease: • Clinical ... #differential #
DEMYELINATING DISEASES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

What Are Demyelinating Diseases?
• Conditions that damage myelin, the protective
• MRI: Key for lesion ... • Clinical Types ... lesions (>3 levels ... plasma exchange; long-term ... neurology #CNS #Differential