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Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
enlargement The table ... Normal hili are: ... branching vessels #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... On HRCT there are ... low attenuation (table ... On a CXR the most ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Fatality / Mortality Calculations in an Outbreak
There are a number of different types of rates, risks,
Outbreak There are ... outbreak: - Case ... fatality rate (CFR ... / # of people diagnosed ... #Calculating #InfectiousDiseases
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... The table summarizes ... the differential diagnosis ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #Table
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
of these terms are ... chest X-ray, we are ... visible wall #CXR ... #Differential #Table ... Lung #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis ... Diagnosis: • Mildly ... normal (95%) • CXR ... BAL (Washings are ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Clindamycin in case ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
Summary table of ... breast e.g. biopsy, car ... #differential #diagnosis ... surgery #causes #table
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... at the time of diagnosis ... e.g. incidental CXR ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis
Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces

Most common viruses persist on surfaces for days
genetic codes are ... viruses #surfaces #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #table