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Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - ... • Bronchiectasis ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV ... • Preventing exacerbations ... #pulmonary #differential
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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., HIV), EBV infection ... underarms, or chest ... Etiology: - Infections ... involvement Differential ... #hematology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
disease • Bronchiectasis ... disease • Infectious ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... Epstein-Barr syndrome, HIV ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Tree-in-bud almost always indicates the presence of:
Endobronchial spread of infection (TB, MAC, any bacterial bronchopneumonia)
Airway disease
associated with infection ... cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis ... primarily with mucus retention ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #TreeInBud #Differential
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue - Differential ... Neoplastic / Hematologic ... • Malignancy Infectious ... Hepatitis • HIV ... Myasthenia Gravis Pharmacologic
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Bacterial or viral infection ... RA - SLE • Bronchiectasis ... Cardiomyopathies - Viral infection ... #joint #pain #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Centrilobular nodules - Bronchiectasis ... Advanced HIV (CD4 ... Hematologic malignancy ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... #differential #
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic ... some traction bronchiectasis ... patients with a UIP ... disease in the differential ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest