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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Dyspnea (underlying lung ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... refer + order CT ... History of cancer, lung ... disease #Chronic
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... lesions than the chest ... The chest film shows ... Radiology #CXR #CTChest ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
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
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
Lung infarction ... we see an old chest ... density on the chest ... On the CT we can ... PulmonaryEmbolism #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
• Pleuritic chest ... • CT: Halo sign ... Lymphadenopathy, Chest ... breath, Fatigue, Chest ... Pneumonia: • Chest
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
lung disease ... encounters due to NTM: Chronic ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... Imaging, high res CT ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
diameter are called lung ... with a repeat chest ... comorbidities, such as chronic ... coronary artery disease ... nodule growth with chest
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
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
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... high-resolution chest ... CT) • Broncho-arterial