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Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Edema, Mucous Plugging ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... Alveolar: Pneumonia, Mucous ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Tree-in-bud
In centrilobular nodules the recognition of 'tree-in-bud' is of value for narrowing the differential diagnosis.
Tree-in-bud describes
the differential diagnosis ... and impacted (mucus ... #Diagnosis #Pathophys ... #Radiology #Pulmonary
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Differential Diagnosis ... Tracheal tumors, Mucus ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #pulmonary
Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Framework - Not all that wheezes is asthma
Vibrations of turbulent flow against
- Differential Diagnosis ... tracheal tumor, Mucus ... stenosis, bronchitis, Mucus ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Framework #pulmonary
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Differential Diagnosis ... Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary ... Edema, Mucous Plugging ... Bronchospasm, Pulmonary ... lung sliding) Diagnostics
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
wall injury → mucous ... yellow or green mucus ... • Pulmonary artery ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
airway increased mucus ... see thick dark mucus ... Aspergillosis #ABPA #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management
Tree-in-bud almost always indicates the presence of:
Endobronchial spread of infection (TB, MAC, any bacterial bronchopneumonia)
Airway disease
primarily with mucus ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
The diagnosis of ... peripheral lung - mucus ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Bronchiectasis
Lung Findings on Physical Exam
Crackles:
 • Short, discontinuous, sounds mostly heard during inspiration
 • Caused by
alveoli as seen in pulmonary ... Associated with mucus ... Lung #Findings #Pulmonary ... #PhysicalExam #diagnosis