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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... disease or CHF) ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... refer + order CT ... disease #Chronic
Gas in the Left Atrium and Ventricle - Computed tomographic (CT) angiography of his chest, abdomen,
Computed tomographic (CT ... angiography of his chest ... CTS #Radiology #CT ... #CTChest #AtrialEsophagealFistula ... #Fistula #NEJM
Calcific Pancreatitis Associated with Alcohol Use - A computed tomographic scan of the abdomen showed extensive
calcification of the pancreas ... consistent with chronic ... Clinical #Radiology #CT ... Pancreatitis #Calcific #Chronic ... #NEJM
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • Chronic ... : Pleuritic chest ... level seen • Chest ... CT Lung Abscess ... treatment until the chest
Disseminated Blastomycosis - Computed tomography (CT) of his chest showed an infiltrate in the right upper
Computed tomography (CT ... ) of his chest showed ... Blastomycosis #CT ... BroadBasedBud #Microscopy #NEJM
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern - Chest ... throughout the lungs ... hematogenous spread of a disease ... Miliary #Pattern #Chest ... CXR #clinical #CT
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
with a repeat chest ... CT in 6 to 12 months ... comorbidities, such as chronic ... coronary artery disease ... nodule growth with chest
Salmonella enterica Aortitis - chest radiograph showed enlargement of the aortic arch, with deviation of the
enterica Aortitis - chest ... tomography of the chest ... Radiology #CXR #CT ... Enterica #Aortitis #NEJM
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Autoimmunity • Chronic ... lung disease ... lymphocytic interstitial lung ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... Malignancies • Chronic
Bronchoscopic Removal of an Obstructing Broncholith - Computed tomography of the chest showed an obstructing broncholith
tomography of the chest ... consolidation (Panel B, lung-window ... #Broncholith #CT ... #Bronchoscopy #NEJM