22 Airway imaging Flashcards
0
Q
Epiglottitis
A
Medical emergency
Thumbprint sign
Can lead to airway compromise
1
Q
Tracheitis
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Sloughing of mucosa can obstruct airway
2
Q
Bronchopneumonia
A
Patchy/scratchy infiltrates
Tree and bud on CT
3
Q
Histoplasmosis
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granulomas with calcification in spleen, lung, and hilum
4
Q
Blastomycosis Radiology
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looks like normal pneumonia, but doesn’t resolve with treatment
5
Q
Aspergillosis
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Immunocompromised *Invasive- nodules Normal immunity, abnormal lungs *Aspergilloma- ball within cavity Hyperimmune- *allergic bronchiopulmonary aspergillosis
6
Q
Varicella pneumonia
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Later shows calcified nodules throughout Lung (histoplasmosis is scant)
