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Posterior Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurofibroma
 • Neurosarcoma
 • Neuroblastoma
 • Ganglioneuroma
 • Meningocele
Posterior Mediastinal ... Mass - Differential ... • Paraspinal abscess ... Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #radiology #chest
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
on Chest CT • ... Distinct pulmonary ... lung nodule or mass ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Large volume feeding ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... seen • Chest CT ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Bronchus Sign on Chest CT
 • Airway leading directly to a peripheral lung nodule or mass
• Airway leading ... lung nodule or mass ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... palpable abdominal mass ... • Should be on differential ... the OR • HD stable ... • CT findings
The table on the left is the overall table for mediastinal masses.
In the next paragraphs we
The table on the ... masses #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Radiology #Mediastinal ... #Mass #Differential ... #Middle #Posterior
When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
formation may create a mass-like ... Sometimes a CT is ... necessary to differentiate ... fracture from a lung mass ... #Clinical #Radiology
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 ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... enhancement on CT
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
bloodstream - seeding ... Disease: Clinical ... Lung Disease: • Clinical ... Imaging, high res CT ... NTM #Infections #differential
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Change in clinical ... - what is the bleeding ... days before Pulmonary