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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 ... Infection - Malignancy ... #Cavity #Lung # ... Lesions #Causes #Differential
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... - Differential ... Emboli, Fungal Infection ... Autoimmunity: RA, GPA #Cavitary ... lesion #pulmonary #differential
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
CAVITY – a useful ... of a cavitating lung ... pulmonary embolus I = infection ... #Lesions #Differential ... #Lung #Pulmonary
CAVITY Mnemonic for Causes of Cavitary Lung Lesions

C - Cancer (SCC, mets)
A - Autoimmune (GPA, RA)
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CAVITY Mnemonic ... Lung Lesions ... Septic Emboli) I - Infection ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Lesions #Differential
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
upper lobes due to infection ... pus within the cavity ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Mycobacteria #NTM #Cavity ... AirFluidLevel #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... #SpineSign #POCUS ... #Clinical #Pleural ... Effusion #Pulmonary #Lung
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
POCUS lung exam ... Differential Bilat ... interstitial diffuse infections ... Lung POCUS shows ... #POCUS #clinical
False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
Point on POCUS ... highlight selected differentials ... False #LungPoint #POCUS ... #clinical #lungcardiac ... ultrasound #pulmonary #differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Nodular or cavitary ... Mimics TB with: Cavitary ... Pulmonary Disease: Clinical ... Disease: • Clinical ... #differential #
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
in the proper clinical ... densities iin the left lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity ... #RadiologyAssistant