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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Differential Diagnosis ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT ... disease #Chronic ... #causes
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
: Clinical Cheat ... leading to increased pulmonary ... be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/ ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
heart due to a chronic ... heart disease, ... infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Chronic ... Diffuse Lung Disease ... • Acute Respiratory ... Lung Infection
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
In chronic disease ... - Chronic post-infection ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Chronic #Differential
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 •
throughout the lungs ... #Radiology #differential ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... +/- High res CT ... chest scan), CBC ... Diseases Fellows
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... pneumonia • Chronic ... CT Lung Abscess ... causes #management
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... Most Common Causes ... CT) • Broncho-arterial ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... nodular interstitial lung ... disease, that is ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR