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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 ... - Differential ... #Cavity #Lung # ... Lesions #Causes #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 ... #Lesions #Differential ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
Cavity Mnemonic ... for Cavitary Pulmonary ... carcinoma (SCC) - cavitary ... #Diagnosis #CAVITY ... #Lesions #Differential
CAVITY Mnemonic for Causes of Cavitary Lung Lesions

C - Cancer (SCC, mets)
A - Autoimmune (GPA, RA)
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CAVITY Mnemonic ... Lung Lesions ... sequestration) #CAVITY ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Lesions #Differential
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
, like cyst, cavity ... as: Cavity - lucency ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... 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
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... - Differential ... Autoimmunity: RA, GPA #Cavitary ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary ... #differential
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
In the differential ... the surrounding lung ... without associated pulmonary ... Radiology #CTChest #Cavity ... Cyst #Emphysema #Comparison
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
Cervical Lymphadenopathy - Lymph Node Drainage
Preauricular nodes - Drain scalp, skin
 • Differential diagnosis: Scalp infections,
scalp, skin • Differential ... genitourinary tract, pulmonary ... • Differential ... nodes - Drain oral cavity ... • Differential