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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
disease or CHF) ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT ... , bronchoscopy to
Bronchoscopic Removal of an Obstructing Broncholith - Computed tomography of the chest showed an obstructing broncholith
Bronchoscopic Removal ... tomography of the chest ... consolidation (Panel B, lung-window ... #Broncholith #CT ... NEJM
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... densities iin the left lung ... On the CT cavitation ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung ... CT demonstrated ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #MucoidImpaction ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Goodpasture's Disease ... • Labs: CBC, cr ... , anti-CCP • CXR ... high resolution chest ... CTBronchoscopy
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Periodontal disease ... : Pleuritic chest ... Blood cultures • CXR ... ) • CXR upright ... CT Lung Abscess
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
failure, COPD, Lung ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... +/- High res CT ... Consideration of early bronchoscopy ... Infectious Diseases
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
CT in 6 to 12 months ... coronary artery disease ... CT imaging, positron ... emission tomography-CT ... Current bronchoscopy
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 ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
Lung infarction ... In this case a lung ... On the CT we can ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... PulmonaryEmbolism #RadiologyAssistant