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

C = cancer
cavitating lung mass ... C = cancer - ... most frequently SCC ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential
A patient with lung cancer and a curious left atrial mass on Echocardiogram

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD
curious left atrial mass ... on Echocardiogram ... #metastasis #a4c ... #cancer #lung # ... clinical #cardiology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Still's Disease Clinical ... fraction < 20% Differential ... hemopathies, solid cancers ... Complications: MAS ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram - Subcostal View

Valentine's day.  Shot through the heart--but not by Cupid.
Hemopericardium on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Diagnosis? ... fluid must raise concern ... Hemopericardium #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #S4C #clinical
LVOTO in Sarcoma - Echocardiogram (A4C)
Subtotal occlusion of the left ventricular outflow tract in a young
LVOTO in Sarcoma - Echocardiogram ... LVOTO #Sarcoma #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #pocus #clinical ... #cardiology #cancer ... #mass
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram ... Differential/diagnosis ... Embolism #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4c #clinical
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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, PM/SSc OS, MCTD ... , PBC/SSc OS ... phenomenon, SjS, cancer ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
had a palpable mass ... prior signs or clinical ... entities and/or mass ... Differential diagnosis ... #msk #rheumatology
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis ... and Causes Clinical ... Descents, Rales,+S4 ... Heart Disease, Cancer-Related ... #Causes #differential
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Autoimmune diseases • Clinical ... lymphadenopathy, mass ... Diagnosis of B-Symptoms ... #differential # ... hematology