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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
disease or CHF) ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT ... , bronchoscopy to ... disease #Chronic
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
is a fibrotic lung ... disease caused ... (seen in CT!). ... clinical #radiology #CXR ... #Chest #XRay #labeled
Calcific Pancreatitis Associated with Alcohol Use - A computed tomographic scan of the abdomen showed extensive
showed extensive calcification ... of the pancreas ... Clinical #Radiology #CT ... Calcific #Chronic #NEJM
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
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Also known as: Lung ... Diagnosis: • Chest Xray ... bronchus • Chest CT ... • Bronchoscopy ... Tracheobronchial Diseases
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
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Connective tissue diseases ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... high-resolution chest CT ... obstructive • Bronchoscopy
Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Lung- ...Physical examination revealed decreased air entry in the base of the
Carcinoma of the Lung ... Findings on bronchoscopy ... indicated stage IV disease ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #CT #