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CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
mnemonic for the causes ... of a cavitating lung ... C = cancer - ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Lung
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Fungal, Parasitic, Viral ... cancer, Metastatic ... #lesion #pulmonary
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
diseases in HIV ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... cancer, Kaposi ... pneumonia • Cavitary ... #differential #diagnosis
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... pleura in severe cases ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
, like cyst, cavity ... since in many cases ... figger out what the pathology ... #Cyst #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Causes of Increased Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)
Increased serum amylase is not always due to pancreatitis. Here are some
Appendicitis • Cancers ... Pancreatic, Ovarian, Lung ... Intracranial, COVID ... -19, HIV, Macroamylasaemia ... Amylase #elevation #diagnosis
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... Nocardia asteroides Viral ... failure, COPD, Lung ... cancer, Primary ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... • Nodular or cavitary ... mucogenicum • HIV ... disease, alcohol, cancer ... Advanced HIV (CD4
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... foreign body, cancer ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Diagnosis Framework ... Cytopenias VIRAL ... fever, cough and cavitary ... #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis