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Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
and other non-pulmonary ... between these chest ... Organizing pneumonia (OP ... this is nodular interstitial ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
Patterns - Differential ... Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial ... Hemorrhage, Edema • Consolidation ... Sarcoidosis • Bronchiectasis ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Asthma • COPD • Bronchiectasis ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Interstitium ... • ILD • CHF
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - ... Physical stigmata of cor ... centrilobular nodules, or consolidation ... Laboratory: • ANA, RF, CCP ... #pulmonary #differential
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... Lymphocytic or lymphoid interstitial ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... /- High res CT chest ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... • Pleuritic CP ... dyspnea • Lobar consolidation ... fever, rales, interstitial ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary