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Miliary lung nodules (mnemonic)

Last revised by Calum Worsley on 15 Apr 2022

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Citation:

Worsley C, Miliary lung nodules (mnemonic). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 20 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-98951

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-98951

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/98951

rID:

98951

Article created:

15 Apr 2022, Calum Worsley ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Calum Worsley had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Last revised:

15 Apr 2022, Calum Worsley ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Calum Worsley had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

View Calum Worsley's current disclosures

Revisions:

1 time, by 1 contributor - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest

Sections:

Mnemonics

Tags:

mnemonic

Synonyms:

TEMPEST (mnemonic)

The list of differential diagnoses for miliary lung nodules can be recalled with the mnemonic:

TEMPEST

Mnemonic

TEMPEST

T: tuberculosis
E: eosinophilic granuloma
M: metastases (especially thyroid)
P: pneumoconiosis
E: extrinsic allergic alveolitis (now known as hypersensitivity pneumonitis)
S: sarcoidosis
T: tuberous sclerosis (multifocal micronodular pneumocyte hyperplasia - rare)

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