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Typical UIP with honeycombing and traction bronchiectasis in a patient with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) #Clinical
honeycombing and traction bronchiectasis ... with idiopathic pulmonary ... fibrosis (IPF) ... CTChest #UIP #IPF #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
patients with bronchiectasis ... , as in cystic fibrosis ... bronchial obstruction caused ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
Bronchiectasis is ... The most common cause ... COPD and cystic fibrosis ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
consolidation - Multifocal ill-defined ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
On the left two cases of NSIP.
Note the varying combination of GGO and fibrosis (traction bronchiectasis),
On the left two cases ... combination of GGO and fibrosis ... (traction bronchiectasis ... NonspecificInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... : • Cystic fibrosis ... evidence of cystic fibrosis ... Physical stigmata of cor
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
The pulmonary vascular ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... with old fims can ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... combinations of fibrosis ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
lobar pneumonia caused ... The old name is ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
pleural effusion on CXR ... inflammation tends to cause ... interstitial lung disease/pulmonary ... fibrosis (mechanism ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology