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Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
Bronchiectasis: ... localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis ... CVID+++, HIV, ABPA ... TerrierBen #Bronchiectasis ... diagnosis #management #Differential
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Differential Diagnosis ... Heart failure, Bronchiectasis ... bronchopulmonary (ABPA ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Wheezing #Differential
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
CT Patterns - Differential ... Sarcoidosis • Bronchiectasis ... Cystic Fibrosis, ABPA ... #CT #Patterns #Differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - ... • Bronchiectasis ... Hypersensitivity: ABPA ... Young syndrome (bronchiectasis ... #pulmonary #differential
On the left we see a chest film with a typical finger-in-glove shadow.
The HRCT shows focal
HRCT shows focal bronchiectasis ... aspergillosis (ABPA ... #CXR #CTChest #ABPA
Differential Diagnosis of Pulmonary Eosinophilia
Infection:
 • Helminthic: Loffler syndrome (Ascaris, hookworm, Strongyloides), Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (lymphatic
Differential Diagnosis ... coccidioidomycosis), Allergic (ABPA ... , ABPM) Medications ... Eosinophilia #Pulmonary #Differential
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
patients with bronchiectasis ... aspergillosis (ABPA ... ABPA is a hypersensitivity ... CT demonstrated bronchiectasis
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
Aspergillosis (ABPA ... can result in bronchiectasis ... collapse • Central bronchiectasis ... Aspergillosis #ABPA
Causes of Hemoptysis - BATTLE CAMP Mnemonic:

Bronchitis 
Bronchiectasis 
Aspergilloma 
Tumor 
Tuberculosis 
Lung abscess 
Emboli (pulmonary) 
Coagulopathy
Bronchitis Bronchiectasis ... Mnemonic #Causes #Differential
Causes of Nail Clubbing - Mnemonic 
Cyanotic Heart Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
Lung Cancer, Lung abscess 
Ulcerative Colitis
Ulcerative Colitis Bronchiectasis ... Nails #Mnemonic #Differential