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Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
Bronchiectasis is ... The diagnosis of ... bronchiectasis ... visibility of airways ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Differential Diagnosis ... Intrathoracic, upper airway ... Intrathoracic, lower airway ... Heart failure, Bronchiectasis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - ... • Bronchiectasis ... Young syndrome (bronchiectasis ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
Bronchiectasis - ... dilation of an airway ... tapering of the airway ... @PulmPEEPs #Bronchiectasis ... #pulmonary #diagnosis
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Cough - Diagnostic ... Foreign Body Airway ... COPD, Sinusitis, Bronchiectasis ... Ndouthit #Cough #Diagnosis
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
WHAT IS IT?
Hypersensitivity response to Aspergillus fumigatus in the airways
 • Primarily affects
fumigatus in the airways ... response leading to airway ... can result in bronchiectasis ... collapse • Central bronchiectasis ... ABPA #pulmonary #diagnosis
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis Framework
Cardiovascular: Pulmonary embolism, Heart failure, Vasculitis, Valvular disease, Arteriovenous malformation
Pulmonary - Airway: Bronchitis,
Hemoptysis Differential Diagnosis ... malformation Pulmonary - Airway ... : Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
- Differential Diagnosis ... pHTN, Shock • Airway ... Asthma, COPD, Bronchiectasis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Airways: 
 • Bronchitis
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Malignancy: Primary bronchogenic CA, Endobronchial
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Airways ... Bronchitis • Bronchiectasis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... syndrome • Shunt Airway ... • Asthma • Bronchiectasis ... #Differential #Diagnosis