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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... disease or CHF) ... refer + order CT ... disease #Chronic ... #Algorithm #causes
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... due to lung disease ... lung disease Other ... pulmonary disease ... #Differential #Causes
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Periodontal disease ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... loss • Late disease ... in early disease ... CT Lung Abscess
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Diseases - STAR ... Pulmonary Diseases ... - Hard metal disease ... fuller’s earth disease ... Granulomatous diseases
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Most Common Causes ... Connective tissue diseases ... , in advanced disease ... in the adjacent lung ... CT) • Broncho-arterial
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 ... IgG4 #Related #Disease
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
masses & should ... malignancy, clinical ... comorbidities, such as chronic ... disease and coronary ... artery disease;
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
lung disease ... Granulomatous disease ... • Liver diseases ... disease (GLILD) ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
lung disease ... status NTM Cause ... Disease: Clinical ... Lung Disease: ... Imaging, high res CT
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
life-threatening diseases ... Inflammatory eye disease ... Goodpasture's cause ... sparing of the lung ... CT