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Causes of Nail Clubbing - Mnemonic 
Cyanotic Heart Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
Lung Cancer, Lung abscess 
Ulcerative Colitis
Causes of Nail Clubbing ... Cystic Fibrosis Lung ... Ulcerative Colitis Bronchiectasis ... Mesothelioma Infective Endocarditis ... Nails #Mnemonic #Differential
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
Bronchiectasis - ... CAN YOU SEE ON CT ... Rheumatologic/Autoimmune diseae ... pulmonary #diagnosis #differential ... #causes
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... high-resolution chest CT ... Nontuberculous mycobacteria ... #pulmonary #differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria ... status NTM Cause ... Centrilobular nodules - Bronchiectasis ... Imaging, high res CT ... NTM #Infections #differential
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
Hemoptysis - Differential ... in 24h Airway disease ... • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis ... regurgitation, Tricuspid endocarditis ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #causes
CLUBBING Mnemonic for Causes of Nail Clubbing

C - Cyanotic Heart Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
L - Lung Cancer,
CLUBBING Mnemonic for Causes ... Fibrosis L - Lung ... Ulcerative Colitis B - Bronchiectasis ... I - Infective Endocarditis ... Nail #Fingernail #Differential
Differential Diagnosis for Concurrent Brain and Lung Infections
 • Bacteria: Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae
Differential Diagnosis ... phenomena from endocarditis ... Strep spp) • Mycobacteria ... Coccidioides Infectious Diseases ... #Diagnosis #causes
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... , Pancreas, Gastric ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Treat underlying cause
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Disease ... angioinvasive disease ... • CT: Halo sign ... factor • May cause
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
 •
Also known as: Lung ... pneumonia, • Bronchiectasis ... bronchus • Chest CT ... : • Mycobacterium ... Tracheobronchial Diseases