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CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
mnemonic for the causes ... C = cancer - ... - cavitatory metastasis ... abscess (TB, fungal ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential ... Nocardia Chronic (≥ 12 ... cancer, Metastatic ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary ... #differential
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Lung Nodule - Differential ... cancerMetastases ... Infection: • Fungal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Pulmonary
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
of lung cancer ... Lung cancer 36% ... (10%–12%) & hematologic ... (>1/2 melanoma cases ... echocardiogram #pocus
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Differential Diagnosis ... leaking out of pulmonary ... Malignancy - Metastases ... #Differential #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... foreign body, cancer ... Prevotella • Fungal ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
- Sporadic cases ... - Acute pulmonary ... presentation of TB, lung ... cancer, and histoplasmosis ... management #summary #fungal