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Cavitary Lung Lesions - Differential
Infection - Malignancy - Rheumatologic - Other

- Dr. David Furfaro https://twitter.com/david_furfaro

#Cavitary #Cavity
Cavitary Lung Lesions ... david_furfaro #Cavitary ... #Cavity #Lung # ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
CAVITY – a useful ... of a cavitating lung ... #Diagnosis #CAVITY ... #Mnemonic #Cavitary ... #Differential #Lung
Interventional bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overview of various therapies used
chronic obstructive pulmonary ... volume reduction (BLVR ... outcomes or comparison ... #Management #AdvancedCOPD ... Bullectomy #Algorithm #BLVR
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lucencies within the lung ... , like cyst, cavity ... as: Cavity - lucency ... CavitaryLesion #Cavity ... #Cyst #Lung #Pulmonary
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
in the thoracic cavity ... by air in the lung ... Pleural #Effusion #Pulmonary ... #Lung #Ultrasound
Differentiating Features Between Central and Peripheral Cyanosis

Mechanism - Arterial destauration
Sites - Skin, mucous membrane of oral
membrane of oral cavity ... Oxygen therapy - Pulmonary ... Central #Peripheral #Comparison
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
the surrounding lung ... without associated pulmonary ... Radiology #CTChest #Cavity ... Cyst #Emphysema #Comparison
Monod Sign on Chest CT
 • Air surrounding a fungal ball in a preexisting pulmonary cavity
a preexisting pulmonary ... cavity • DDx: ... Monod #Sign #CT #Lung ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
female of high parity ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
within the chest cavity ... injury to the lung ... large injury to lung ... precipitate re-expansion pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Assessment #Pulmonary