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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
sweats, chills (infection ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT ... #Algorithm #causes
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern - Chest ... Differential Diagnosis ... Miliary #Pattern #Chest ... #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... severe community-acquired ... DDX - Other causes ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... disease: Pleuritic chest ... level seen • Chest ... treatment until the chest
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Broncholithiasis - Clinical ... patients), • Chest ... : • Chest Xray ... - Chest radiography ... the bronchus • Chest
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Loss of weight • Chest ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... high-resolution chest ... #differential #diagnosis
Tracheobronchomegaly - A preoperative chest radiograph was reassessed, and postoperative computed tomography confirmed tracheobronchomegaly (Panel A,
A preoperative chest ... with recurrent infection ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CT #Tracheobronchomegaly ... #NEJM
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis ... • Pleuritic chest ... infiltrate by chest ... radiograph or CT
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Complex (MAC): • Acquired ... Hematologic malignancy ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... Lung Disease: • Clinical
Subglottic stenoses (SGS) during systemic diseases
Subglottic stenosis (SGS) = congenital (children) or acquired (adult) characterized by
(children) or acquired ... cricoid cartilage Diagnostic ... • Cervical and chest ... Acquired causes ... #causes #rheumatology