74 results
Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
Bronchiectasis: ... localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis ... CVID+++, HIV, ABPA ... TerrierBen #Bronchiectasis ... Differential #workup #algorithm
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
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
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Heart failure, Bronchiectasis ... bronchopulmonary (ABPA
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
Summary table of autoimmune diseases and the specific antibody related to the disease. Visit gramproject.com for
Summary table of ... medical diagrams, tables ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #table #autoimmune
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Malignancy • Bronchiectasis ... Abnormalities • CHF • Bronchiectasis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Bronchitis - Bronchiectasis ... Differential #Causes #Table
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - ... • Bronchiectasis ... Hypersensitivity: ABPA ... Young syndrome (bronchiectasis ... exacerbations #Bronchiectasis
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease • Stable ... Asthma • COPD • Bronchiectasis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm