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Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
Cavity Mnemonic ... for Cavitary Pulmonary ... carcinoma: most frequently ... (es): most frequently ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
CAVITY – a useful ... carcinoma : most frequently ... metastasis : again most frequently ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... #CAVITY #Mnemonic
Cervical Lymphadenopathy - Lymph Node Drainage
Preauricular nodes - Drain scalp, skin
 • Differential diagnosis: Scalp infections,
lymphomas, head and neck ... - Drain scalp, neck ... genitourinary tract, pulmonary ... nodes - Drain oral cavity ... of the head and neck
Lung Auscultation and Physical Exam Findings in Selected Lung Disorders

#PhysicalExam #Auscultation #Pulmonary #Percussion #Dullness #Fremitus #BreathSounds
Lung Disorders #PhysicalExam ... #Auscultation #Pulmonary ... #Transmitted #Comparison ... #Table #Lung #Diagnosis
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
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Cavities frequently ... the differential diagnosis ... without associated pulmonary ... Radiology #CTChest #Cavity ... Cyst #Emphysema #Comparison
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
Presentation and Diagnosis ... family) of atopy is frequent ... #Asthma #COPD #comparison ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
waves caused by pulmonary ... the underlying diagnosis ... Giant #PHTN #JVP #Neck ... #PhysicalExam #
Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
only veins of neck ... #Blood #Flow #physicalexam ... #diagnosis #hepatology ... #obstruction #comparison
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
- Differential Diagnosis ... shoulder girdle, and neck ... , upper trunk, neck ... amyloidosis; more frequent ... #comparison #table
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
female of high parity ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table