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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Hemoptysis (blood ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... #causes
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... blood flow, Kerley ... heart due to a chronic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Diagnosis by Mechanism ... Decr Blood Pressure ... carcinoma of the lung ... hemorrhage) - Pulmonary ... #Causes #Sodium
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
conditioned athletes Pathologic ... anemia (reduced blood ... disorders - Chronic ... pulmonary diseases ... #Diagnosis #causes
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
it pus, edema, blood ... or tumor cells ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Consolidation #Differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... pneumonia • Chronic ... anemia • Sputum/Blood ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... figger out what the pathology ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... abnormal in adults • Blood ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... - Blood - hemorrhage ... - Cells - tumor ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... Well-conditioned athletes Pathologic ... disorders - Chronic ... pulmonary diseases ... Infarction • Pulmonary