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Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
diagnosis and management ... CVID+++, HIV, ABPA ... Bronchiectasis #diagnosis #management ... workup #algorithm #pulmonary
Algorithm for Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Disease (CTEPH)
Initial Imaging for Screening - V/Q scan - 90-100%
• Assess for Pulmonary ... Operability → Pulmonary ... Therapy • Balloon Pulmonary ... Angioplasty (BPA ... karanpdesai #cteph #management
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Honeycombing: Idiopathic Pulmonary ... Cystic Fibrosis, ABPA ... HiRes #HighRes #Chest ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
Aspergillosis (ABPA ... Aspergillosis #ABPA ... #pulmonary #diagnosis ... #management
Pneumothorax and Chest Tube Management Algorithm
Estimate pneumothorax size
  > 3cm = Large
  < 3cm
Pneumothorax and Chest ... Tube Management ... Pneumothorax #ChestTube #Management ... #Algorithm #pulmonary
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
- Aspergillus/ABPA ... as metastatic pulmonary ... stress of the pulmonary ... caused by a rigid chest ... Pulmonary Diseases
Flail Chest- Check out the paradoxical chest wall movement 
Typical management: opiates for analgesia, intubation due
Flail Chest- Check ... the paradoxical chest ... movement Typical management ... to incr WOB + chest ... #PhysicalExam #Pulmonary
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)
 • Introduction
 • Classification
 • Pathophysiology of TAPVR
 • Presentation
Total Anomalous Pulmonary ... Diagnosis • Chest ... Pre-Operative Management ... Post-Operative Management ... Total #Anomalous #Pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... Hypersensitivity: ABPA ... stigmata of cor pulmonale ... • Pulmonary artery ... high-resolution chest
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Rapid Response Management ... pneumonia • Water: pulmonary ... MG, ALS) • ↓ chest ... differential #Diagnosis #Management ... Algorithm #rapid #pulmonary