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Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung ... patients with bronchiectasis ... CT demonstrated ... bronchiectasis with ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
Bronchiectasis - ... CAN YOU SEE ON CT ... involving both lungs ... WHAT ARE COMMON CAUSES ... Rheumatologic/Autoimmune diseae
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Connective tissue diseases ... pulmonale, in advanced disease ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... high-resolution chest CT
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Chronic lung ... Bronchiectasis ... lymphocytic interstitial lung ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... DDX - Other causes
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... infections Lungs ... to NTM: Chronic lung ... Centrilobular nodules - Bronchiectasis ... Imaging, high res CT
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Also known as: Lung ... pneumonia, • Bronchiectasis ... bronchus • Chest CT ... Noninfectious Causes ... Tracheobronchial Diseases
Normal Lung Sliding in the case of Bullous Lung Disease

Patient presents with with Rt chest pain/dyspnea.
Normal Lung Sliding ... in the case of ... Bullous Lung Disease ... Dz seen on CT. ... clinical #ultrasound #pocus