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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 ... embolus I = infection ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Lung
Life Threatening Causes of Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Table

 • ACS
 • Aortic Dissection
 •
Life Threatening Causes ... Table • ACS ... Dissection • Pulmonary ... Embolism • Pneumothorax ... #table
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... we describe a chest ... #Differential #Table ... #Cyst #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
Vessel Sign on Chest ... CT • Distinct pulmonary ... • DDx: Septic emboli ... #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infarction • Stable ... Embolism (chest ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
can suggest the diagnosis ... densities iin the left lung ... cavitation in the right lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SepticEmboli #Cavity
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... or tumor cells (Table ... UIP, NSIP and long ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
- Differential Diagnosis ... : Interstitial lung ... failure • There are gravity-dependent ... embolus SHUNT ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Pulmonary Pathology ... point (hard to ... pleura in severe cases ... Embolism (PE): ... #differential #diagnosis
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
In pulmonar embolism ... In this case a lung ... The pulmonary embolus ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #