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Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
management Causes ... measles, Cystic fibrosis ... CVID+++, HIV, ABPA ... diagnosis #management #Differential ... workup #algorithm #pulmonary
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
Patterns - Differential ... Sarcoidosis • Bronchiectasis ... , ABPA, Immune Deficiency ... #CT #Patterns # ... #pulmonary #radiology
Causes of Nail Clubbing - Mnemonic 
Cyanotic Heart Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
Lung Cancer, Lung abscess 
Ulcerative Colitis
Causes of Nail Clubbing ... Disease, Cystic Fibrosis ... Ulcerative Colitis Bronchiectasis ... Endocarditis, Idiopathic Pulmonary ... Nails #Mnemonic #Differential
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
, as in cystic fibrosis ... aspergillosis (ABPA ... ABPA is a hypersensitivity ... bronchial obstruction caused ... Radiology #CXR #CTChest
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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The fourth pattern ... histiocytosis) - Bronchiectasis ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #LowAttenuation ... #Differential #
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Most Common Causes ... : • Cystic fibrosis ... Hypersensitivity: ABPA ... evidence of cystic fibrosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Differential Diagnosis ... Heart failure, Bronchiectasis ... bronchopulmonary (ABPA ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #pulmonary
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Dyspnea - Differential ... - Tamponade Pulmonary ... Asthma - COPD - Bronchiectasis ... #dyspnea #sob #differential ... #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
Bronchiectasis - ... WHAT ARE COMMON CAUSES ... #pulmonary #diagnosis ... #differential # ... causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Asthma • COPD • Bronchiectasis ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential