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Dyspnea - Considerations with Malignancy
Directly Malignancy Related:
 - Lymphangitic spread to lung
 - Malignant pleural effusion
Lymphangitic spread to lung ... effusion - Malignant ... pericardial effusion ... - Lung metastases ... NEJMcps1414168 #dyspnea #algorithm
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Vasculitis, ILD Malignancy ... : Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma ... Metastatic Dz, Malignant ... effusion Other ... #Differential #Algorithm
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... 24 hours) • Malignancy ... Malformation Normal CXR/CT ... • Bronchitis Diffuse ... CT Abnormalities
Split Pleura Sign on Chest CT
 • Contrast enhancement of the parietal and visceral pleura, separated
Sign on Chest CT ... DDx: Empyema, malignant ... effusions, post-talc ... #Pleura #Sign #CT ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
known or suspected malignant ... pleural effusion ... goals of assessing lung ... #Effusions #MPE ... #Algorithm #Management
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural Effusion ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... Noninfectious: • Malignancy ... 2LmUODZ #Pleural #Effusion
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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mm) nodules • Diffusely ... throughout the lungs ... process or (rarely) diffuse ... Strongy, schisto • Malignancy ... CXR #clinical #CT
Diagnosis and Management of Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH)
Blood escaping through the capillary wall into the alveoli,
Management of Diffuse ... • DAH triad: lung ... anemia • Chest CT ... infiltrates, no pleural effusion ... TerrierBen #Diffuse
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Other tests: • CT ... LVEF, pericardial effusion ... hemorrhage (DAH) • Diffuse ... sparing of the lung ... seen on chest CT
Crazy Paving on Chest CT
 • Thickened interlobular septa in a background of diffuse GGO's.
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Paving on Chest CT ... background of diffuse ... lymphangitic spread of malignancy ... #Paving #Sign #CT ... #Lung #Pulmonary