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Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... sweats, weight ... meropenem) #Lung ... Abscess #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Clinical #CXR
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
infection) • Weight ... Dyspnea (underlying lung ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... History of cancer, lung ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Lung Segment Anatomy Annotated on Chest CT
Right Lung:
 • Upper Lobe: Apical, Posterior, Anterior
 • Middle
Annotated on Chest CT Right ... Lung: • Upper ... Lung: • Upper ... radiopaedia.org/cases ... #CT #CTChest #pulmonary
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
The right hilus ... loss or long standing ... include the list of causes ... lobar pneumonia caused ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... • Interstitial lung ... disease • Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Pulmonary
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
mnemonic for the causes ... of a cavitating lung ... granulomatosis (right ... #Differential #Lung ... #Pulmonary
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Radiographic Features of Pulmonary ... Emphysema - Pulmonary ... Embolism - Acute Pulmonary ... Radiology #Patterns #Lung ... #CXR #XRay #ChestCT
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the upper lung ... supplying the lung ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... period of CHF (right ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Bronchiectasis - Pulmonary ... Tuberculosis - Lung ... Cancer of the Lung ... Mitral Stenosis - Pulmonary ... #Differential #Causes