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High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Honeycombing: Idiopathic Pulmonary ... • Bronchiectasis ... HighRes #Chest #CT ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Sarcoidosis Non-caseating ... Fever, fatigue, weight ... exertion • Neurologic ... #Diagnosis #Symptoms ... #Signs #Pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - ... • Bronchiectasis ... inflammation Symptoms ... • Pulmonary artery ... chest CT) • Broncho-arterial
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Epidemiology 1) High ... lack of appetite, weight ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... Pulmonary and ... anterior/posterior MSK
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
can result in bronchiectasis ... ARE THE CLINICAL SYMPTOMS ... fever, malaise, weight ... CAN YOU SEE ON CT ... Aspergillosis #ABPA #pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... Centrilobular nodules - Bronchiectasis ... gastrointestinal symptoms ... • Clinical (Symptoms ... res CT) • Exclusion