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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Clindamycin in case ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... seen and in many cases ... can be suspected based ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... Differential Bilat ... : Pulmonary edema ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #POCUS #clinical
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
these terms are based ... since in many cases ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Based on the images ... determine the cause ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
histologic pattern of pulmonary ... bases. ... to confirm the diagnosis ... bases. ... #Clinical #Radiology
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
Case description ... • MRI shows globular ... - Limits evaluation ... Differential diagnosis ... #mri #clinical
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
Evaluation is guided ... In addition is based ... yield of available diagnostic ... masses & should ... malignancy, clinical
B-Lines in Pulmonary Fibrosis
Lung comets are usually seen in wet lungs, but do not forget that
Fibrosis Lung ... is an important differential ... diagnosis. ... In the latter case ... comets #tails #clinical
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Asian countries (1 case ... granulomas within the lungs ... renal failure Clinical ... e.g. incidental CXR ... Pulmonary: dyspnea