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Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
lung disease caused ... Calcification (seen in CT ... clinical #radiology #CXR ... #Chest #XRay #labeled ... #pulmonary
Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
Fibrosis on Chest ... Fibrosis is a chronic ... interstitial lung ... #Fibrosis #Chest ... #XRay #CXR #silicosis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation causes ... : • Cystic fibrosis ... • Infection: TB ... CT) • Broncho-arterial ... mycobacteria Treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • Chronic ... CT Lung Abscess ... westermani • Other: TB ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
fibrotic lesions ... • Silicosis • Chronic ... malignancy, and chronic ... and Culture • CXR ... • Check CXR and
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
fibrotic lesions ... • Silicosis • Chronic ... malignancy, and chronic ... and Culture • CXR ... • Check CXR and
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
lung disease ... status NTM Cause ... encounters due to NTM: Chronic ... Kansasii: • Mimics TB ... Imaging, high res CT
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
masses & should ... The treatment of ... comorbidities, such as chronic ... disease and coronary ... artery disease;
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
(occasionally massive ... • CT: Halo sign ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... infiltrates, mimicking TB ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
 •
Also known as: Lung ... • Nonspecific chronic ... Bronchiectasis • Massive ... CT • Bronchoscopy ... Tracheobronchial Diseases