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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 ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Diagnosis Framework Disease ... angioinvasive disease ... • CT: Halo sign ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... factor • May cause
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... • Chronic alcoholism ... Blood cultures • CXR ... ) • CXR upright ... seen • Chest CT
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... Lobar pneumonia ... nodular interstitial lung ... disease, that is ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
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 ... community-acquired infections: Pneumonia ... DDX - Other causes
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Most Common Causes ... Connective tissue diseases ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... high-resolution chest CT
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
 •
Also known as: Lung ... • Nonspecific chronic ... • Recurrent pneumonia ... bronchus • Chest CT ... Tracheobronchial Diseases
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
, pancreas, stomach ... of aspiration pneumonia ... , pancreas, stomach ... of aspiration pneumonia ... statins - probably caused