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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Dyspnea (underlying lung ... disease or CHF) ... refer + order CT ... History of cancer, lung ... #causes
Chest CT of COVID-19 Patient requiring ECMO
2nd patient COVID 19 with need of ECMO. They both
Chest CT of COVID ... have some similar cases ... (Yes, this is lung ... #ECMO #Clinical ... #Coronavirus #Lungs
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
lung disease caused ... With disease progression ... Calcification (seen in CT ... #Silicosis #clinical ... radiology #CXR #Chest
Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
chronic interstitial lung ... disease with a ... pneumoconiosis which is caused ... by disease progression ... #silicosis #clinical
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... : Pleuritic chest ... CT Lung Abscess ... #differential #causes
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung ... , as in cystic fibrosis ... CT demonstrated ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
COVID-19 Chest CT - Case 4

Main aspects of the image: multiple opacities in the glass and
COVID-19 Chest CT ... periphery of two lungs ... radiologiatoracica #COVID19 ... #SARSCoV2 #CTChest ... #Clinical #CriticalCare
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Most Common Causes ... : • Cystic fibrosis ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... CT) • Broncho-arterial
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... : Clinical Manifestations ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... Disease: • Clinical ... Imaging, high res CT
Ground-glass opacity is nonspecific, but highly significant finding since 60-80% of patients with ground-glass opacity on
potentially treatable lung ... disease. ... the lung disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GroundGlass