14 results
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
The differential ... is very long. ... listed in the table ... #Management #Radiology ... #Lung #Multiple
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
or tumor cells (Table ... UIP, NSIP and long ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Consolidation #Differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Large volume feeding ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Abscess Differential ... #causes #management
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Table #CavitaryLesion ... Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Radiology
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
lunginfarction and bleeding ... In this case a lung ... pulmonary embolus has caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
disease: Most common cause ... Direct/indirect chest ... : Dilated CMP, long-standing ... Primary #Functional #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... granulomas within the lungs ... symptoms are not caused ... e.g. incidental CXR ... nodules; anterior/posterior
Pulmonary sequestration
This is an uncommon cause of lobar consolidation.
It is a congenital abnormality.
A nonfunctioning part of
is an uncommon cause ... nonfunctioning part of the lung ... Notice the feeding ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CtChest #
On a normal lateral chest film the silhouette of the left diaphragm 2- can be seen
normal lateral chest ... One should be able ... bordered by the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia