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Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
with airspace disease ... edema, blood or tumor ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
inflammation or tumor ... result of air space disease ... interstitial lung disease ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Large Right Ventricular Tumor on POCUS

A friendly reminder that not all D-shaped septums are from pulmonary
Right Ventricular Tumor ... septums are from pulmonary ... #Ventricular #Tumor ... intracardiac #POCUS #clinical ... #cardiology #mass
Von Hippel-Lindau (vHL) disease is characterized by the development of numerous benign and malignant tumors in
Hippel-Lindau (vHL) disease ... and malignant tumors ... mutations in the VHL tumor ... pancreatic #cysts #mri #radiology ... #clinical
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
the most common diseases ... Chronic diseases ... - Cells - tumor ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Arthritis) - MSK Radiology ... prior signs or clinical ... diffuse chondral disease ... PVNS/Giant Cell Tumor ... #Radiology #diagnosis
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Congenital heart disease ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... and tumor embolism ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Immunosuppression • Tumor ... Chronic kidney disease ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Immunosuppression • Tumor ... Chronic kidney disease ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Valvular heart disease ... Congenital heart disease ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... #cardiology #treatment