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High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Patterns - Differential ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Respiratory ... Antitripsyn Def • Cysts ... HiRes #HighRes #Chest
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
tissue hypoxia: High ... Drugs or hormones ... Stimulation of chest ... Hemothorax, Flail chest ... #acidbase #acidosis
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
Mediastinal Mass - Differential ... benign growth with respiratory ... of breath • Chest ... Wheezing • Stridor (high-pitched ... Mediastinal #Mass #Differential
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Imaging (CXR +/- High ... res CT chest scan ... Urine Histo Ag, Respiratory ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... wheezing, and inspiratory ... Diagnosis: • HRCT (high-resolution ... chest CT) • Broncho-arterial ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential