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Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
involving both lungs ... WHAT ARE COMMON CAUSES ... Bacterial, TB, NTM, Fungal ... Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
mnemonic for the causes ... of a cavitating lung ... abscess (TB, fungal ... #Differential #Lung ... #Pulmonary
Reversed Halo Sign - Infectious and Non-Infectious Differential Diagnosis
Definition: A focal rounded area of GGO surrounded
• Infectious Causes ... Mucormycosis, Invasive aspergillosis ... Non-Infectious Causes ... Dermatomyositis, Lung ... organizing pneumonia, Pulmonary
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Ebola, Dengue), Fungal ... (Aspergillosis, ... Postprocedural, Lung ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #causes
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Airways: 
 • Bronchitis
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Malignancy: Primary bronchogenic CA, Endobronchial
westermani, PNA, Lung ... abscess, Aspergillosis ... syndrome, Idiopathic pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #causes
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... • Most common cause ... Prevotella • Fungal ... : - Aspergillosis ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
to Eosinophilic Lung ... Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis ... Infectious (Variable) - Fungal ... #Eosinophilic #Lung ... #Diseases #pulmonary
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... Etiology: Lung ... Therefore, conditions caused ... apices caused by ... bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
, inflammatory lung ... leading to increased pulmonary ... permeability, lung ... with decreased lung ... consistent with pulmonary
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Lung Nodule - Differential ... Infection: • Fungal ... Malformation #Lung ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Pulmonary