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

C = cancer
CAVITY – a useful ... of a cavitating lung ... - pulmonary abscess ... #Lesions #Differential ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... - Differential ... abscess, Necrotizing ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #lesion ... #pulmonary #differential
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
around the knee on XRay ... intracortical Brodie abscess ... Diagnosis #Bony #Differential ... #Radiology #XRay ... #msk #lesions #
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infections: Cerebral abscess (bacterial, fungal, parasitic), Neurocysticercosis, Tuberculoma, Cerebral
- Differential ... Infections: Cerebral abscess ... Malignancy: Metastases (lung ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #neurology #radiology
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
around the knee on XRay ... Diagnosis #Bony #Differential ... #Radiology #XRay ... peds #pediatrics #msk ... #lesions #adult
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay
Age <
around the knee on XRay ... intracortical Brodie abscess ... #Bony #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #XRay #MSK #pediatrics
Lungcancer
10% of lungcancers cavitate, most commonly squamous cell carcinoma.
Small cell lungcancer does not cavitate.
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma, or
of lungcancers cavitate ... present as multiple lesions ... Here a chest x-ray ... large cavitating lung ... #Clinical #Radiology
A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
Diagnosis: Cavitary ... lesion in R middle ... consistent w/ lung ... abscess #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR
MAGIC DR – a handy mnemonic used to remember the potential causes of a cerebral ring
ring enhancing lesion ... Metastasis A – Abscess ... eg. tumefactive MS ... necrosis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... MAGICDR #DRMAGIC #Differential
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Ring-Enhancing Lesions ... • 80% with lung ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... #Brain #differential ... diagnosis #causes #radiology