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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT ... disease #Chronic ... #causes
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • Chronic ... ) • CXR upright ... seen • Chest CT ... of PCN allergy
Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
Fibrosis is a chronic ... interstitial lung ... Devpriyo Pal @drdevrad ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... silicosis #clinical #radiology
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
is a fibrotic lung ... disease caused ... Calcification (seen in CT ... Silicosis #clinical #radiology ... #CXR #Chest #XRay
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Connective tissue diseases ... Physical stigmata of cor ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... high-resolution chest CT
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Diagnosis Framework Disease ... angioinvasive disease ... • CT: Halo sign ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... Pneumonia: • PVL
Colon Ischemia - Diagnosis Algorithm
Mild disease - Typical symptoms of Cl with none of the associated
Ischemia - Diagnosis Algorithm ... venous gas on radiologic ... examination and pan-colonic ... colonoscopy or CT ... Ischemia #Diagnosis #Algorithm