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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Dyspnea (underlying lung ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT ... History of cancer, lung ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... ) • CXR upright ... seen • Chest CT ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
ILD of Known Cause - Differential Diagnosis
Exposure:
 • Occupational: Asbestosis, Silicosis, Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis
 • Treatment Related:
ILD of Known Cause ... - Differential ... Pneumonitis • Treatment ... #interstitial #lung ... #disease #pulmonary
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
area of the left lung ... The differential ... for pulmonary tuberculosis ... PCC #Radiology #CXR ... #Oleothorax #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, lymph node ... concentration PET-CT
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
due to lung disease ... lung disease Other ... mediastinitis, chronic renal ... Classification #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Causes
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... Other tests: • CT ... Goodpasture's cause ... sparing of the lung ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
(most common: lung ... breast, prostate, renal ... (most common: lung ... , Aneurysm • Pancreas ... #Diagnosis #causes
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 •
throughout the lungs ... thyroid, melanoma, renal ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
CAN YOU SEE ON CT ... involving both lungs ... Rheumatologic/Autoimmune diseae ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential