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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 # ... Lesions #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
CAVITY – a useful ... mnemonic for the causes ... of a cavitating lung ... #Diagnosis #CAVITY ... #Differential #Lung
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
, like cyst, cavity ... since in many cases ... 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
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
mycobacteria which can cause ... pulmonary disease ... pus within the cavity ... Mycobacteria #NTM #Cavity
Differentiating Features Between Central and Peripheral Cyanosis

Mechanism - Arterial destauration
Sites - Skin, mucous membrane of oral
membrane of oral cavity ... Oxygen therapy - Pulmonary ... cause can improve ... Central #Peripheral #Comparison
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
: Interstitial lung ... diseases, pulmonary ... failure • There are gravity-dependent ... ventilation (V) in the lungs ... bypassing the lungs
Interventional bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overview of various therapies used
chronic obstructive pulmonary ... outcomes or comparison ... to lung volume ... endobronchial valve; LVRC: lung ... #Management #AdvancedCOPD
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
, inflammatory lung ... leading to increased pulmonary ... permeability, lung ... with decreased lung ... consistent with pulmonary
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
standing erect, the pulmonary ... supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... The pulmonary vascular ... In these cases comparison