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Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
Multiple masses ... is very long. ... #Management #Radiology ... #Lung #Multiple ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
loss, lethargy, fever ... • Fever, weight ... be normal • Fever ... factor • May cause ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
most frequently caused ... The other cause ... cough and some fever ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pneumonia #PJP #RadiologyAssistant
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... healthy pt with fever ... POCUS lung exam ... Lung POCUS shows ... Lung POCUS invaluable
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... • Most common cause ... : • 80% have fever ... decubitus - air fluid level ... Intervention: - Fevers
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... with cough and fever ... with low oxygen level ... nodular interstitial lung ... #RadiologyAssistant
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
barns and lake houses ... • Prodrome: fever ... chills, myalgias, nausea ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Mediterranean Fever ... - Metastatic: Lung ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
are smaller and fewer ... supplying the lung ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
• Initial Management ... Ensure leg is at level ... elevated above the level ... Syndrome • Syndrome caused ... - Fever,