chest xray findings

Question 1

differentials for a caviating lung lesion on CXR

Answer 1

abscess (staph aureus, klebsiella and pseudomonas)
squamous cell lung cancer
tuberculosis
wegener’s granulomatosis
pulmonary embolism
rheumatoid arthritis

Question 2

common causes of lobar collapse

Answer 2

lung cancer
asthma (due to mucous plugging)
foreign body

Question 3

signs of lobar collapse of CXR

Answer 3

tracheal deviation towards collapse
mediastinal shift towards collapse
elevation of the hemidiaphragm

Question 4

what cancers cause lung metastasis

Answer 4

breast
colorectal
renal
bladder
prostate
CRP BB