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High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... - Differential Diagnosis ... HiRes #HighRes #Chest ... #CT #Patterns # ... #pulmonary #radiology
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Pulmonary/Chest ... Asthma attack, ILD ... , Anaphylaxis, Infection
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic Dyspnea ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Interstitium • ILD
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Hypoxia • Dyspnea ... Loss of weight • Chest ... Causes: • Cystic fibrosis ... high-resolution chest ... CT) • Broncho-arterial
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
hypoxemia • COPD, ILD ... activity worsens dyspnea ... , fatigue, or chest ... , fatigue, chest ... Classification #diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
apart): Cough, Dyspnea ... Differential Diagnosis ... high resolution chest ... CT • Bronchoscopy ... , biopsy By Tess
Post-COVID-19 Pulmonary Fibrosis

How often are you seeing post-covid19 pulmonary fibrosis?  Below: progressive dyspnea & low
Below: progressive dyspnea ... developed *after* acute ... used during the acute ... Covid19 was mild ... #coronavirus #chestCT
Patterns of disease in advanced COPD

Type A: 
Pink Puffer (Emphysema Predominant) 
Major complaint is dyspnea, often
Chest is very quiet ... exacerbations due to chest ... infections. ... Chest is noisy, ... #BlueBloater #Pulmonary
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Interstitial Pneumonia - fibrosis ... slowly progressive dyspnea ... intersitial space Infection ... , Beomycin • Acute ... Lung #Diseases #ILD
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
anti-GBM) Other tests ... : • CT chest to ... confirm DAH, r/o infection ... typically seen on chest ... CT