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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Dyspnea (underlying lung ... disease or CHF) ... • Hemoptysis (blood ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
differentiate between acute ... In chronic disease ... - Lung neoplasms ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Consolidation #Acute
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Periodontal disease ... anemia • Sputum/Blood ... cultures • CXR ... ) • CXR upright ... seen • Chest CT
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
areas of the lung ... dyspnoe due to acute ... the pulmonary blood ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Alveolar
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
IgG4-Related Disease ... head and neck, pancreas ... biliary, renal, lung ... concentration PET-CT ... hypergammaglobulinemia, ↑ acute
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... pressure: systolic blood ... Kerley B lines, alveolar ... CXR congestion. ... coronary artery disease
Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV)

Expiratory & Inspiratory Positive Airway Pressure
Both increase intrathoracic pressure, which can decrease
can "recruit" alveoli ... in obstructive lung ... neuromuscular disease ... exacerbation (often w/ acute ... COPD) • Other acute
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Diagnosis Framework Disease ... angioinvasive disease ... • CT: Halo sign ... phagocytic function of alveolar ... Chest pain, cough, bloody
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 ... scan), CBC/diff, Blood ... Infectious Diseases
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
considered, like acute ... filling of the alveoli ... nodular interstitial lung ... disease, that is ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR