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Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute Pediatric ... Cough - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tachypnea - Normal Chest ... #Differential #
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
life • History: cough ... - Imaging: • CXR ... , cavities • HRCT ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... #ILD #diagnosis
Approach to the diagnosis of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. 
*Consider additional test: bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, transbronchial
cHP = chronic hypersensitivity ... pneumonitis; HRCT ... usual interstitial pneumonia ... pulmonary #diagnosis #algorithm ... #HP #ILD
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
HRCT findings in ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #COP #Cryptogenic ... #Organizing #Pneumonia ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
idiopathic interstitial pneumonias ... morphologic findings on HRCT ... of NSIP, UIP, OP ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Pulmonary Alveoli • Pneumonia ... Interstitium • ILD
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
non-productive cough ... dealing with the differential ... of organizing pneumonia ... (OP) also known ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Symptoms: • Chronic cough ... obstruction • COPD ... Physical stigmata of cor ... Diagnosis: • HRCT ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
with subtle HRCT-findings ... there is a broad differential ... interpretion of the HRCT ... PCP would be on top ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Non-productive cough ... Pleuritic chest ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... confirmatory findings on HRCT ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP