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Massive Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Definition: 150-600 mL over 24 hours
Differential Diagnosis:
 • Tracheobronchial:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Neoplasm, Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis ... PNA, Abscess, TB ... Primary Vascular: Pulmonary ... #Management #pulmonary
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Summary Epidemiology ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... for concomitant pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Summary
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
Bronchiectasis - ... Infection (Bacterial, TB ... , NTM, Fungal) ... @PulmPEEPs #Bronchiectasis ... #pulmonary #diagnosis
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
Chicago disease - Summary ... presentation of TB ... • Management ... #management #summary ... #fungal
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection (NTM) • Fungal ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... pneumothorax, bronchiectasis ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
- Differential Diagnosis ... Miliary Infection (TB ... , Fungal) • Perilymphatic ... Sarcoidosis • Bronchiectasis ... #pulmonary #radiology
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis ... Infection: Bacterial (TB ... Ebola, Dengue), Fungal ... #pulmonary #causes
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - ... Summary What ... • Infection: TB ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... #diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection (NTM) • Fungal ... • HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... pneumothorax, bronchiectasis ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
can result in bronchiectasis ... collapse • Central bronchiectasis ... corticosteroids +/- anti-fungal ... Aspergillosis #ABPA #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management