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Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Bronchitis - Bronchiectasis ... - Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... - Lung Abscess ... Mitral Stenosis - Pulmonary ... #Hemoptysis #Differential
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Dyspnea - Differential ... Asthma • COPD • Bronchiectasis ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... #Dyspnea #SOB #Differential
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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histiocytosis) - Bronchiectasis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #Diagram #Comparison
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... • Chronic ... Infection • Bronchiectasis ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - ... • Bronchiectasis ... inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... #pulmonary #differential
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
The most common cause ... patients with chronic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Bronchiectasis ... #Differential #
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
Patterns - Differential ... Acute Eos PNA • Chronic ... Pneumonia, COP, Chronic ... Sarcoidosis • Bronchiectasis ... #radiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Broncholithiasis - Differential ... • Nonspecific chronic ... pneumonia, • Bronchiectasis ... Noninfectious Causes ... Broncholithiasis #Differential
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
apices caused by ... a rigid chest cage ... aspergillosis - Chronic ... lung #diseases #differential ... #STARCHASERS #radiology