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Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
masses is very long ... #Management #Radiology ... #Lung #Multiple ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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result in decreased lung ... attenuation or air-filled ... - Emphysema - Lung ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
Notice the air-fluid ... There is a lung ... with a cystic lung ... LAM is a rare lung ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis #LAM #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
replacing the air ... UIP, NSIP and long ... can replace the air ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... lat decubitus - air ... Abscess Management ... pneumonectomy if fail ... differential #causes #management
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
density within the lung ... tissue of the lung ... a part of the lung ... the amount of air ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
abutting the pleura, air-bronchograms ... densities iin the left lung ... cavitation in the right lung ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Notice the air-bronchogram ... weight loss or long ... Lobar #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... Crackles / ↓ Air ... pulmonary edema • Air ... atelectasis • Lung ... differential #Diagnosis #Management
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
the result of air ... or interstitial lung ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant