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Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
CAN YOU SEE ON CT ... both lungs) WHAT ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential ... #causes
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
arterial hypertension ... (chronic lung disease ... Transthoracic echocardiogram ... ventricular septum 2) ... pressure < 15mmHg TREATMENT
Intracardiac Septal Masses / Thickening on Echocardiogram - Differential Diagnosis - 4 separate cases:
Case 1: LV
Thickening on Echocardiogram ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Case 2: Sarcoma ... #clinical #a4c ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... Pulmonary arterial ... receptor type 2) ... Classification #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Causes
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Inoculum 2. ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... seen • Chest CT ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

S/p mitral repair and MAZE. Hypotensive dyspneic, lightheaded.
Bedside U/S expediting diagnosis treatment
Pulmonary Embolism ... on POCUS Echocardiogram ... U/S expediting diagnosis ... treatment and transfer ... #s4c #clinical
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
palpable purpura 2/ ... o infection • Echocardiogram ... Goodpasture's cause ... sparing of the lung ... #management #treatment
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
absence of intrinsic lung ... disease Caused ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... Clinical Presentation ... blood gas (ABC)
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Digital clubbing (2- ... in the adjacent lung ... high-resolution chest CT ... ) • Broncho-arterial ... mycobacteria Treatment
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
2. ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... or restrictive lung ... Interpretation #Diagnosis