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Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Cardiomyopathy • Valvular disease ... disease • Asthma ... • Bronchiectasis ... • Interstitial lung ... disease Vasculature
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
i.e. cancer) • Dyspnea ... disease or CHF) ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... refer + order CT ... disease #Chronic
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
- Differential ... • Sub-Valvular Disease ... Coronary Artery Disease ... Asthma • COPD • Bronchiectasis ... Thickening/Masses Chest
CT Lung Signs in Pulmonary Diseases - One Page Summary of Pulmonary Signs
 - Air Crescent
CT Lung Signs in ... Pulmonary Diseases ... pleura sign #ChestCT ... #CT #Lung #Signs ... #Pulmonary #Diseases
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
• Hypoxia • Dyspnea ... Connective tissue diseases ... , in advanced disease ... CT) • Broncho-arterial ... #pulmonary #differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
apart): Cough, Dyspnea ... Peripheral edema, Disease-specific ... vasculitis, Behcet disease ... Goodpasture's Disease ... dysmorphic RBCs) • Disease-specific
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 #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Periodontal disease ... dentition/gingival disease ... loss • Late disease ... Gingival crevice disease ... CT Lung Abscess
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
disease ... Weakness, • Dyspnea ... , • Chest discomfort ... Imaging, high res CT ... NTM #Infections #differential
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 ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary