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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Dyspnea (underlying lung ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... History of cancer, lung ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
Mucoid impaction Mucus ... appearance of lung ... differentiating mucus ... structures in the right lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... hypertension; CXR ... ; CLD, chronic lung ... Hypertension #Workup #Algorithm
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... ventilated • CXR ... , Lung US, Echo, ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm
COVID-19 POCUS

96 yrs old, discharged 3 wks ago for CAP, treated with amox/clav then cefixime. Returns
CXR with consolidation ... Marco Garrone @drmarcogarrone ... POCUS #Clinical #Lung
Lung Collapse with Hepatization and Static Air bronchograms

For mucus plug: Hepatization w static bronchograms. These images
Lung Collapse with ... bronchograms For mucus ... Unilateral white out on CXR ... resolution on US and CXR ... @mackendc #Lung
These images are of a patient who had widespread bronchopneumonia and was on ventilation.
During follow up
caused by a large mucus ... suction of the mucus ... plug the left lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Total #Lung #Collapse
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
yellow or green mucus ... Physical stigmata of cor ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung
Total atelectasis
The chest x-ray shows total atelectasis of the right lung due to mucus plugging.
Notice the
atelectasis of the right lung ... due to mucus plugging ... atelectasis of a lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Total #Lung #Collapse
Bronchial atresia
Bronchial atresia is a congenital abnormality resulting from interruption of a bronchus with associated peripheral
associated peripheral mucus ... the obstructed lung ... hyperlucent area of the lung ... by hyperlucent lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR