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Dysphagia Lusoria - A barium-swallow examination revealed posterior oblique indentation of the proximal esophagus (arrow in
tomographic scan of the chest ... enhancement showed an aberrant ... Radiology #Esophagram #CT ... AberrantRightSubclavian #Aberrant ... #Subclavian #NEJM
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... Total white blood cell ... Uremia (blood urea ... count < 4,000 cells ... radiograph or CT
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to impaired B-cell ... - gastric and breast ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... severe community-acquired
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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less than 200 cells ... treatment is generally required ... recovery (CD4-cell ... enhancement on CT ... periventricular areas
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung- ...Physical examination revealed decreased air entry in the base of the
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma ... A chest radiograph ... that were in his breast ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Complex (MAC): • Acquired ... Advanced HIV (CD4 cell ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... Imaging, high res CT
Splenosis Mimicking Cancer - radiograph of the chest showed nodularity along the left hemidiaphragm (Panel A,
radiograph of the chest ... B, arrows) as well ... Radiology #CXR #CT ... #Heterotopic #NEJM
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis- Computed tomography of the chest, reconstructed in the coronal plane at the level of the
tomography of the chest ... Spindle cells coexpressing ... LAM #radiology #CT ... wedge #biopsy #NEJM