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

C = cancer
CAVITY – a useful ... mnemonic for the causes ... C = cancer - ... #Diagnosis #CAVITY ... #Mnemonic #Cavitary
CAVITY Mnemonic for Causes of Cavitary Lung Lesions

C - Cancer (SCC, mets)
A - Autoimmune (GPA, RA)
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CAVITY Mnemonic ... for Causes of Cavitary ... C - Cancer (SCC, ... #Mnemonic #Cavitary ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... Pneumonia, Septic Emboli ... cancer, Metastatic ... Autoimmunity: RA, GPA #Cavitary ... #lesion #pulmonary
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Lung Nodule - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... cancer • Metastases ... Tuberculosis • Septic Embolism ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
avium complex • Nodular ... /Masses: M.tuberculosis ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... cancer, Kaposi ... pneumonia • Cavitary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... infections • Nodular ... or cavitary lesions ... Mimics TB with: Cavitary ... disease, alcohol, cancer