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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 ... #Algorithm #causes
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
lung disease caused ... With disease progression ... Calcification (seen in CT ... #Silicosis #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
is a chronic interstitial ... lung disease with ... by disease progression ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #silicosis #clinical
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
CAN YOU SEE ON CT ... involving both lungs ... WHAT ARE COMMON CAUSES ... Rheumatologic/Autoimmune diseae ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... pneumonia • Chronic ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... ) • CXR upright ... seen • Chest CT
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
, as in cystic fibrosis ... bronchial obstruction caused ... CT demonstrated ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... : • Cystic fibrosis ... in the adjacent lung ... high-resolution chest CT
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
IgG4-Related Disease ... Clinical history ... head and neck, pancreas ... biliary, renal, lung ... concentration PET-CT
Galaxy Sign on Chest CT
 • Coalescent granuloma with a central dense mass and tiny peripheral
progressive massive fibrosis ... , active pulm T ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... Interstitial lung ... tumoral obstruction, fibrosing ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Causes