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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... Differential Diagnosis ... disease or CHF) ... refer + order CT ... disease #Chronic
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
IgG4-Related Disease ... Clinical history ... biliary, renal, lung ... concentration PET-CT ... #diagnosis #management
Calcific Pancreatitis Associated with Alcohol Use - A computed tomographic scan of the abdomen showed extensive
calcification of the pancreas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CT #Pancreatitis ... #Calcific #Chronic ... #NEJM
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... pneumonia • Chronic ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... seen • Chest CT ... Abscess Differential
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Evaluation of Chronic ... Systemic disease ... imaging with barium, CT ... #Diarrhea #management ... workup #diagnosis #differential
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... Autoimmunity • Chronic ... lung disease ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... Malignancies • Chronic
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
a repeat chest CT ... malignancy, clinical ... comorbidities, such as chronic ... coronary artery disease ... Management options
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 •
throughout the lungs ... hematogenous spread of a disease ... inhalational injury Differential ... pulmonary #CXR #clinical ... #CT
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
Chronic Pancreatitis ... syndrome of the pancreas ... • 1st line: CT ... sensitivity) Clinical ... Pancreatitis #diagnosis #management
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
lung disease ... encounters due to NTM: Chronic ... Disease: • Clinical ... Imaging, high res CT ... NTM #Infections #differential