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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
- Differential Diagnosis ... disease or CHF) ... refer + order CT ... , bronchoscopy to ... disease #Chronic
Bronchoscopic Removal of an Obstructing Broncholith - Computed tomography of the chest showed an obstructing broncholith
Bronchoscopic Removal ... consolidation (Panel B, lung-window ... #Broncholith #CT ... #Bronchoscopy # ... NEJM
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
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IgG4-Related Disease ... head and neck, pancreas ... biliary, renal, lung ... concentration PET-CT ... #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management ... seen • Chest CT ... Management: • ... differential #causes #management
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
yield of available diagnostic ... coronary artery disease ... Management options ... Current bronchoscopy ... 70% to 90% for a diagnosis
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Also known as: Lung ... bronchus • Chest CT ... • Bronchoscopy ... therapeutic - Bronchoscopy ... Tracheobronchial Diseases
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Other tests: • CT ... involvement • Bronchoscopy ... sparing of the lung ... seen on chest CT ... #management #treatment
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Chronic lung ... lymphocytic interstitial lung ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... and M panel Management ... #management
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
failure, COPD, Lung ... CXR +/- High res CT ... Consideration of early bronchoscopy ... Infectious Diseases ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung- ...Physical examination revealed decreased air entry in the base of the
Findings on bronchoscopy ... biopsy confirmed a diagnosis ... indicated stage IV disease ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #