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2 Name at least three causes of chronic infiltrative lung disease that are associated with a basilar and subpleural distribution of abnormalities.
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1 What is the most likely cause for the acute interstitial process demonstrated in the second figure?
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Interstitial Edema
2 Kerley A lines are centrally located, radiate from the hila, and measure 2 to 6 cm in length; Kerley B lines are peripherally located, usually extend to the pleural surface, and measure less than 2 cm in length.
4 Peribronchial cuffing, indistinct pulmonary vessels; interlobular septal thickening (Kerley lines), and thickening of the fissures.
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Arteriovenous Malformation
2 Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT), also known as Osler-Weber-Rendu disease, which is characterized by telangiectasias, AVMs, and aneurysms in multiple organ systems (including pulmonary, gastrointestinal, cutaneous, and central nervous system).
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1 What is the differential diagnosis for the wedge-shaped, peripheral consolidation in the left lung in the first figure?
2 What is the significance of the identification of a feeding vessel directed toward the apex of the consolidation?
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1 What is the differential diagnosis of multiple lung nodules or masses in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)?
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1 Which type of infection most commonly presents with multiple poorly defined lung nodules in an immunosuppressed patient?
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Bronchopleural Fistula
3 Failure of the pneumonectomy space to fill with fluid; abrupt decrease in the air-fluid level in the pneumonectomy space; contralateral shift of the mediastinum following pneumonectomy; and identification of air in a previously completely opacified pneumonectomy space.