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Cavity Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary Lesions:
C: cancer 
 - bronchogenic carcinoma: most frequently squamous cell carcinoma
Mnemonic for Cavitary Pulmonary ... carcinoma: most frequently ... SCC) - cavitary pulmonary ... metastasis(es): most frequently ... abscess - pulmonary
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
carcinoma : most frequently ... metastasis : again most frequently ... vascular - pulmonary ... infection - pulmonary ... - CPAM - pulmonary
Patterns of disease in advanced COPD

Type A: 
Pink Puffer (Emphysema Predominant) 
Major complaint is dyspnea, often
purulent sputum, with frequent ... Patients frequently ... #BlueBloater #Pulmonary
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
most typical of pulmonary ... It is frequently
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
ground-glass pattern is frequently ... honeycombing, it frequently ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
order of relative frequency ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
and culture if frequent ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
patients; more frequent ... stigmata of cor pulmonale ... • Pulmonary artery ... Acid fast) • Pulmonary ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary
More than 100 entities manifest as diffuse lung disease.
Fortunately only about 10 of these account for
HRCT-presentations of these frequently ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
used to treat pulmonary ... Suppots lungs (pulmonary ... If ventilated, frequently ... Basics #management #pulmonary