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Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
Pulmonary Nodule ... Evaluation is guided ... In addition is based ... Pulmonary nodules ... malignancy, clinical
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Disorders - Evaluation ... depression, Obstructive Lung ... Disease, Neuromuscular ... Disease, PE, Decreased ... #workup #Differential
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
failure, COPD, Lung ... +/- High res CT ... Infectious Diseases ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup ... #differential #
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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small (1 -4 mm) nodules ... throughout the lungs ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... disease comes from ... patterns: reticular, nodular ... can be suspected based ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
nodules, asthma ... mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... Other tests: • CT ... sparing of the lung ... seen on chest CT
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... ) • CXR upright ... seen • Chest CT ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
is a fibrotic lung ... coalescence of the nodules ... Calcification (seen in CT ... #radiology #CXR ... XRay #labeled #pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
infections • Nodular ... Disease: Clinical ... Disease: • Clinical ... Imaging, high res CT ... NTM #Infections #differential
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Based on the images ... in fact this is nodular ... interstitial lung ... disease, that is ... #Radiology #CXR