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Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... syndrome • Shunt Airway ... • Asthma • Bronchiectasis ... • Cancer • Interstitial ... lung disease Vasculature
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - ... Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
Bronchiectasis - ... segment or lobe of lung ... involving both lungs ... WHAT ARE COMMON CAUSES ... #pulmonary #diagnosis
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
lung disease comes ... lung disease and ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Tachyarrhythmia Airway ... Asthma • COPD • Bronchiectasis ... Interstitium ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
Causes of Hypoxemia ... perfusion Mismatch • Airway ... Limitation • Interstitial ... lung disease ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
DIFFUSION DISORDER • Difficulty ... : Interstitial lung ... diseases, pulmonary ... ventilation (V) in the lungs ... bypassing the lungs
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Airways: 
 • Bronchitis
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Malignancy: Primary bronchogenic CA, Endobronchial
Diagnosis Framework Airways ... Bronchitis • Bronchiectasis ... westermani, PNA, Lung ... syndrome, Idiopathic pulmonary ... #causes
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
visibility of airways ... the peripheral lung ... The most common cause ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Bronchiectasis
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung ... lungcancer can be difficult ... patients with bronchiectasis ... bronchial obstruction caused ... #Clinical #Radiology