Innovations in NCFBE: Understanding the Patient Burden and Best Practices in Diagnostics

In this podcast, Brett M. Elicker, MD, and David E. Griffith, MD, ATSF, FACCP, FRSM, discuss the pathophysiology of non–cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFBE), the patient burden, and best practices with diagnosing NCFBE, including:

  • The vicious vortex of NCFBE (ie, airway dysfunction, inflammation, infection)
  • Cough as the most significant symptom and burden
  • Imaging bronchiectasis with classic and inflammatory findings
  • Differentiating the causes of NCFBE to inform patient care

Presenters

Brett M. Elicker, MD
Professor of Clinical Radiology
Chief, Cardiothoracic Imaging Division
Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California

David E. Griffith, MD, ATSF, FACCP, FRSM
Professor of Medicine
Division of Mycobacterial and Respiratory Diseases
Department of Medicine
National Jewish Health
Denver, Colorado

Program page
https://bit.ly/4mZbYsm

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