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Since these risk factors are numerous and have different effects on the malignancy risk, it is
factors are numerous ... malignancy [8](Table ... #Diagnosis #EBM ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... PulmonaryNodule #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... pneumonia • DM risk ... factor for Klebsiella ... seen • Chest CT ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Tram Track Sign on Chest CT
 • Parallel, non-tapering airways, extending to the lung periphery.
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Tram Track Sign ... on Chest CT • Parallel ... bronchiectasis, CF ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Risk factors
Defining high- or low-risk is currently more difficult than it was in the old guideline.
Previously
Risk factors Defining ... smoking, history of lung ... characteristics alone (See Table ... #Diagnosis #Epidemiology ... #Radiology #Pulmonary
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
factors that could ... disease b) CHF ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
listed in the table ... vascular diseases (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
yield of available diagnostic ... presence of patient risk ... factors and imaging ... Management options ... with a higher risk
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Risk Factors and ... May have typical HF ... Delivery • Stable ... #management #cardiology
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
the chest film (Table ... chronic obstructive lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages ... #RadiologyAssistant
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Food products Risk ... Factors For NTM ... massiliense in CF ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... Imaging, high res CT