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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • Chronic ... • Diminished breath ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... #causes #management
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... seen and in many cases ... #RadiologyAssistant
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... we describe a chest ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Table #CavitaryLesion
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... acute shortness of breath ... nodular interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... , Shortness of breath ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #pulmonary #differential
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
pneumonitis (2) The case ... mid and lower lung ... included in the differential ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... HypersensitivityPneumonitis #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant