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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) ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #UIP #IPF #ILD
Notice the cavitation especially on the right.
In the left upper lobe there is probably some traction-bronchiectasis
some traction-bronchiectasis ... due to the fibrosis ... Clinical #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Tuberculosis
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Tamponade Pulmonary ... Asthma - COPD - Bronchiectasis ... • Parenchyma: ILD ... of Dyspnea: • Chest ... Obesity - Flail chest
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
Bronchiectasis is ... dilatation (signet-ring sign ... A signet-ring sign ... COPD and cystic fibrosis ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - ... • Bronchiectasis ... Causes: • Cystic fibrosis ... evidence of cystic fibrosis ... Nasal polyps and signs
Tram Track Sign on Chest CT
 • Parallel, non-tapering airways, extending to the lung periphery.
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Tram Track Sign ... Cylindrical or traction bronchiectasis ... , CF, ILD, necrotizing ... #Tram #Track #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Asthma • COPD • Bronchiectasis ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... • Neoplasm Pulmonary ... Interstitium • ILD ... Vessels • Pulmonary
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
in normal lung, pulmonary ... fibrosis. ... opacities and traction bronchiectasis ... abnormalities, traction bronchiectasis ... Correlation #Table #ILD
HRCT findings in UIP
Honeycombing consisting of multilayered thick-walled cysts.
Architectural distortion with traction bronchiectasis due to fibrosis.
Predominance
with traction bronchiectasis ... due to fibrosis ... Mild mediastinal ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #Pneumonitis #ILD
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Chronic Eos PNA, Fibrosis ... Honeycombing: Idiopathic Pulmonary ... Sarcoidosis • Bronchiectasis ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary