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Causes of Nail Clubbing - Mnemonic 
Cyanotic Heart Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
Lung Cancer, Lung abscess 
Ulcerative Colitis
Causes of Nail Clubbing ... Disease, Cystic Fibrosis ... Lung Cancer, Lung ... Endocarditis, Idiopathic Pulmonary ... #Differential #Causes
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... • Idiopathic pulmonary ... fibrosis (IPF), ... #differential #pulmonary ... #causes
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
segment or lobe of lung ... involving both lungs ... WHAT ARE COMMON CAUSES ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
Progressive Massive Fibrosis ... Silicosis is a fibrotic ... lung disease caused ... progressive massive fibrosis ... XRay #labeled #pulmonary
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... Radiation C - Cystic Fibrosis ... Therefore, conditions caused ... apices caused by ... clearance: - Cystic Fibrosis
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Interstitial Pneumonia - fibrosis ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), • Pulmonary ... leaking out of pulmonary ... Diseases #ILD #Causes
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Pulmonary arterial ... due to lung disease ... Interstitial lung ... tumoral obstruction, fibrosing ... #Differential #Causes
Beyond the classic trauma patient during your E-Fast Exam, who else does the Sono-Pros scan?
- Primary
endometriosis, cystic fibrosis ... asthma, idiopathic pulmonary ... fibrosis - Of course ... forget iatrogenic causes ... pneumothorax #POCUS #pulmonary
Causes of no Lung Sliding - Differential Diagnosis
 • Massive atelectasis - If the lung is
Causes of no Lung ... non-ventilated lung ... pneumonia, etc) and fibrosis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Most Common Causes ... : • Cystic fibrosis ... evidence of cystic fibrosis ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung