DDX portions Flashcards
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Peripheral causes of resorptive atelectasis
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- Pneumonia
- Mucous plugging
- Post operative
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Central causes of resorptive atelectasis
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- Bronchogenic carcinoma
- Bronchial adenoma
- Foreign body
- Bronchial TB
- Lymphadenopathy
- Mediastinal Mass
- Aneurysm
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Q
Causes of Passive atelectasis
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- Pneumothorax
- Hydrothorax
- Hemothorax
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Causes of cicatrization atelectasis
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- Tuberculosis
- Interstitial pulmonary fibrosis
- Silicosis
- Radiation therapy
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Adhesive atelectasis causes
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- Surfactant abnormality
5
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Which type of atelectasis shifts the trachea away?
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Passive
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Which type of atelectasis shifts the trachea towards?
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Resorptive
Cicatrilization
Adhesive
7
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Causes of diffuse consolidation
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- pulmonary edema
- unusual infections (PCC, opportunistic, immune compromised)
- sarcoidosis
- Histoplasmosis, TB
- bronchioalveolar carcinoma
- Idiopathic pulmonary hemorrhage
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Causes of Localized consolidation
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- Acute bacterial pneumonia
- Pulmonary TB
- Pulmonary infarct
- Bronchopulmonary sequestration
- Pancoast tumor
- Atypical pneumonia
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Causes of solitary mass
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- Bronchogenic carcinoma
- Hematogenous metastasis
- Hamartoma
- Tuberculoma
- Lung abcess
- Hydatid cyst
- Hematoma
- Bronchopulmonary sequestration
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Q
Causes of multiple masses
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- Pulmonary metastasis
- lymphoma
- granulomatous infection
- rheumatoid nodules
- Wegener’s granulomatosis
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Causes of pleural effusion
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- CHF
- Pneumonia
- Neoplasm
- Infection (empyema)
- Trauma
- Embolism
- Connective tissue disease
- TB
- Abdominal disease
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Causes of pleural calcifications
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- Asbestos related
- Old empyema
- Old hemothorax
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Causes of unilateral hilar enlargment
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- bronchogenic carcinoma
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Causes of bilateral hilar enlargement
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- Lymphoma
- Infection
- Sarcoidosis
