6 results
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - Differential ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT ... , bronchoscopy to
Bronchoscopic Removal of an Obstructing Broncholith - Computed tomography of the chest showed an obstructing broncholith
Bronchoscopic Removal ... tomography of the chest ... consolidation (Panel B, lung-window ... #Broncholith #CT ... NEJM
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
failure, COPD, Lung ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... +/- High res CT ... chest scan), CBC ... Consideration of early bronchoscopy
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
Oleothorax - A chest ... area of the left lung ... The differential ... PCC #Radiology #CXR ... #Oleothorax #NEJM
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... in the adjacent lung ... CT) • Broncho-arterial ... obstructive • Bronchoscopy ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung- ...Physical examination revealed decreased air entry in the base of the
A chest radiograph ... tomography of the chest ... Findings on bronchoscopy ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #