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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
sweats, chills (infection ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT ... disease #Chronic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
heart due to a chronic ... heart disease, ... superimposed pulmonay infection ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 •
mm) nodules • Diffusely ... throughout the lungs ... hematogenous spread of a disease ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Sheet An acute diffuse ... , inflammatory lung ... be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/ ... there is no clear cause
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
In chronic disease ... - Lung neoplasms ... - Chronic post-infection ... are so small and diffuse ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... failure, COPD, Lung ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... +/- High res CT ... Diseases Fellows
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
CAN YOU SEE ON CT ... ) 2) Diffuse (involving ... both lungs) WHAT ... Immunodeficiency 3) Infection ... Rheumatologic/Autoimmune diseae
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Autoimmunity • Chronic ... lung disease ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... DDX - Other causes ... Malignancies • Chronic
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... • Most common cause ... pneumonia • Chronic ... ) • CXR upright ... seen • Chest CT
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Connective tissue diseases ... Physical stigmata of cor ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... high-resolution chest CT