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Mediastinal masses are discussed in more detail in Mediastinal masses.
Here is just a brief overview. #Diagnosis
#Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Mediastinal #Mass ... #Differential # ... Table #Anterior ... #Middle #Posterior
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Atelectasis, Nodule / mass ... • Masses: Anterior ... Middle mediastinal, Posterior ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
lung nodules or a mass ... bronchial obstruction caused ... are some mass-like ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
Chest X-Ray If a mass ... either anterior or posterior ... hilum: In this case ... #Chest #XRay #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... diagnosis #management #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... lesions < 4cm + mass ... Demyelinating disease caused ... diameter - +mass
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Large volume feeding ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... #causes #management
The table on the left is the overall table for mediastinal masses.
In the next paragraphs we
The table on the ... Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Radiology ... #Mediastinal #Mass ... #Differential # ... #Middle #Posterior
Alexia Without Agraphia
Alexia without agraphia is a disconnection syndrome where patients cannot read but can write.
A left posterior ... the most common cause ... , leading to infarction ... angular gyrus Clinical ... #neurology #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
causing hypovolemia needing ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #treatment #table ... #heartfailure #chf