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19 Cards in this Set
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What is the ddx for anterior mediastinal masses
5 Ts |
thymoma (thymic mass)
teratoma (germ cell tumor) substernal thyroid (parathyroid or thyroid mass) lymphoma (lymphoma or lymphnode) Tons of others |
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What is the ddx for acute airspace disease
4 (same as rapidly clearing airspace disease) |
pulmonary edema
pna aspiration hemorrhage |
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What is the ddx for pneumomediastinum
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ruptured esohagus
ruptured trachea/bronchus iatrogenic/trauma asthma pneumoperitoneum |
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What is the ddx for chronic airspace disease
4 |
alveolar cell cancer
alveolar sarcoid alveolar proteinosis lymphoma |
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WWhat is the ddx for an opacified hemithorax
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atelectasis
pleural effusion pna post-pneumonectomy |
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What is the ddx for a large cavitary lung lesion
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abcess
carcinoma tb |
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What is the ddx for upper lobe dx
4 |
TB (secondary)
silicosis eosinophilic granuloma ankylosing spondylitis |
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What is the ddx for bibasilar interstial dx
6 |
BAD ASS
Bronchiectasis Aspiration DIP Asbestosis Sickle Cell Scleroderma |
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What is the ddx for micronodular lung dx
4 |
mets
sarcoid pneumoconiosis miliary tb |
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What is the ddx for small cavitary lung lesions
4 |
squamous or transitional mets
septic emboli rheumatoid nodules wegners granulomatosis |
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What is the ddx for lymphangitic spread to the lungs
6 |
lung ca
breast ca stomach ca pancrease ca laryngeal ca cervical ca |
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What is the ddx for multiple lung nodules
5 |
multiple AVM + ddx of small cavitary lesions
(mets, rheumatoid nodules, septic emboli, wegners) |
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What is the ddx for pulmonary interstial edema
3 |
congestive heart failure
lymphangitic spread allergic rxn (atypical pna?) |
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What is the ddx for shifting infiltrates
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ABPA
asthma aspiration loefflers syndrome polyarteritis nodosa viral pna |
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What is the ddx for chronic interstitial dx
6 |
PIGNIC
pneumoconiosis Interstial pna Granulomatous dx neoplastic dx idiopathic fibrosis collagen vascular disease |
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What is the ddx for a unilateral hyperlucent lung
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swyer james syndrome (type of bronchiolitis obliterans and aka constrictive bronchiolitis)--> decreased lung volume
pulmonary embolism (westermark sign with decreased vascularity) pneumothorax obstructive emphysema (increased lung volume) bronchial obstruction (increased lung volume) also soft tissue like mastectomy or poland syndrome |
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What is the ddx for rapidly clearing airspace dx
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hemorrhage
pulmonary edema aspiration pneumococal pna |
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What is the ddx for a mass with airbronchograms
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lymphoma
alveola cell carcinoma malt lymphoma |
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What is the ddx for cavitary pna
4 |
staphycoccal
streptococcal tb kleibsiellas |
