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CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
of a cavitating lung ... carcinoma : most frequently ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Lung #Pulmonary
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... #Lung #Disease ... #lesion #pulmonary
Cervical Lymphadenopathy - Lymph Node Drainage
Preauricular nodes - Drain scalp, skin
 • Differential diagnosis: Scalp infections,
- Drain scalp, neck ... genitourinary tract, pulmonary ... /laryngeal disease ... nodes - Drain oral cavity ... cytomegalovirus, dental disease
Cystic Lung Disease
Upper Lobe Predominant: 
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Pneumocystis Jiroveci, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Paracoccidioidomycosis,
Cystic Lung Disease ... Bronchiolitis - Nick ... nickmmark #Cystic #Lung ... #Disease #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
appearances of pulmonary ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... pneumonia • Cavitary ... #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #chestCT
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Nodular or cavitary ... lung disease ... loss occur less frequently ... Lung Disease: ... NTM #Infections #differential
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
most typical of pulmonary ... It is frequently ... disease. ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing #Differential
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... disease comes from ... disease and what ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Respiratory Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... diseases, pulmonary ... Failure #hypoxia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
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Cavities frequently ... diagnosis there ... the surrounding lung ... without associated pulmonary ... Radiology #CTChest #Cavity