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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
disease or CHF) ... Abnormal physical findings ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT ... disease #Chronic
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... involvement of the lung ... combinations of fibrosis ... and drug-related lung ... #RadiologyAssistant
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
Silicosis is a fibrotic ... lung disease caused ... With disease progression ... Calcification (seen in CT ... clinical #radiology #CXR
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
about imaging findings ... in interstitial lung ... disease comes from ... disease and what ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung ... , as in cystic fibrosis ... CT demonstrated ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity is nonspecific, but highly significant finding since 60-80% of patients with ground-glass opacity on
highly significant finding ... disease. ... the cases the lung ... disease is not ... GroundGlass #GGO #RadiologyAssistant
Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis (PPFE) on Chest CT
47 M with idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis. Typical imaging findings:
- Upper lobe
PPFE) on Chest CT ... Typical imaging findings ... subpleural and pleural fibrosis ... Rare - GVHD, lung ... clinical #pulmonary #CXR
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
The radiographic findings ... of the common diseases ... consider drug-related lung ... disease in the ... #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Causes: • Cystic fibrosis ... Connective tissue diseases ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... high-resolution chest CT
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
non-pulmonary findings ... nodular interstitial lung ... disease, that is ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant