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Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
diagnosis and management ... Causes of localized ... #diagnosis #management ... #Differential #workup ... #algorithm #pulmonary
POCUS Lung Algorithm for the Use of Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Dyspnea 

#Diagnosis #Management #CriticalCare
POCUS Lung Algorithm ... for the Use of Ultrasound ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #CriticalCare # ... #Pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
Bronchiectasis - ... ratio > 1.5 5) Thickening ... involving both lungs ... WHAT ARE COMMON CAUSES ... #pulmonary #diagnosis
Massive Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management
Definition: 150-600 mL over 24 hours
Differential Diagnosis:
 • Tracheobronchial:
Neoplasm, Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis ... Alveolar Hemorrhage, Lung ... Primary Vascular: Pulmonary ... Intubation 2) Bad Lung ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
Bronchiectasis is ... bronchial wall thickening ... the peripheral lung ... The most common cause ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup ... and Management ... (JVP, edema), Lung ... POCUS (B-lines, lung ... #treatment #criticalcare
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... peribronchial thickening ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
, inflammatory lung ... leading to increased pulmonary ... permeability, lung ... consistent with pulmonary ... #CriticalCare
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... bronchial wall thickening ... other processes Workup ... strep, HIV • CTD workup ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Diagnosis and Management ... has potential to cause ... • Workup • General ... #treatment #workup ... #pulmonary #criticalcare