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Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework NCPE ... HTN • Airway ... #edema #NCPE #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
Bronchiectasis - ... CAN YOU SEE ON CT ... @PulmPEEPs #Bronchiectasis ... #pulmonary #diagnosis ... #differential #
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - ... • Bronchiectasis ... • Pulmonary artery ... high-resolution chest CT ... #pulmonary #differential
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
can result in bronchiectasis ... CAN YOU SEE ON CT ... collapse • Central bronchiectasis ... Aspergillosis #ABPA #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
Bronchiectasis is ... visibility of airways ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Bronchiectasis ... #Differential #
Signet Ring Sign on Chest CT
 • Prominently dilated airway compared to its accompanying pulm vessel.
Sign on Chest CT ... Prominently dilated airway ... • DDx: Bronchiectasis ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Patterns - Differential ... Sarcoidosis • Bronchiectasis ... HighRes #Chest #CT ... #radiology
Tram Track Sign on Chest CT
 • Parallel, non-tapering airways, extending to the lung periphery.
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Sign on Chest CT ... , non-tapering airways ... Cylindrical or traction bronchiectasis ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - ... Differential Diagnosis ... with exertion, difficulty ... pressure due to airway ... #diagnosis #NCPE
Tree-in-bud almost always indicates the presence of:
Endobronchial spread of infection (TB, MAC, any bacterial bronchopneumonia)
Airway disease
cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis ... less often, an airway ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #TreeInBud #Differential