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Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... stigmata of cor pulmonale ... • Pulmonary artery ... cultures (sputum for bacteria
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
rhizosphere include: bacteria ... arthropods Bacteria ... endemic fungi cause ... primary pulmonary ... Coccidioides • Pulmonary
Pulmonary sequestration
This is an uncommon cause of lobar consolidation.
It is a congenital abnormality.
A nonfunctioning part of
Pulmonary sequestration ... is an uncommon cause ... infection when bacteria ... #CXR #CtChest #Pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Pathogens: • Aerobic Bacteria ... • Anaerobic Bacteria ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Causes of Pulmonary Fibrosis

#Pulmonary #Fibrosis #Causes #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Pulmonary ... Fibrosis #Pulmonary ... #Fibrosis #Causes
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... and atleast4 case ... #Pancreatitis #Causes
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Causes of Cough ... Bronchiectasis - Pulmonary ... Mitral Stenosis - Pulmonary ... , Chemicals, Gases ... #Differential #Causes
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... consolidation is pulmonary ... from the various causes ... redistribution of pulmonary ... a superimposed pulmonay
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
gas equation • Causes ... lung diseases, pulmonary ... asthma, COPD, pulmonary ... shunting (eg, pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
deep breathing Pulmonary ... Causes of Tachypnea ... PVFM) Cardiac Causes ... Tachypnea: • Pulmonary ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary