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Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
Aspergillosis (ABPA ... ARE THE CLINICAL SYMPTOMS ... fever, malaise, weight ... CAN YOU SEE ON CT ... #pulmonary #diagnosis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchial wall injury ... inflammation Symptoms ... Hypersensitivity: ABPA ... chest CT) • Broncho-arterial ... #diagnosis
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Sarcoidosis • Bronchiectasis ... Cystic Fibrosis, ABPA ... HighRes #Chest #CT
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
proprioception, and light ... #Syndromes #diagnosis ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Centrilobular nodules - Bronchiectasis ... gastrointestinal symptoms ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... • Clinical (Symptoms ... res CT) • Exclusion
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • 3 syndromes: ABPA ... • CT: Halo sign ... Constitutional symptoms ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
cytotoxic lung injury ... gradually with symptoms ... opacities; traction bronchiectasis ... pneumonitis Diagnosis ... Improvement in symptoms