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Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... in HIV - Differential ... : • Upper lung ... cough, myalgia • Lung ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential
Lung Ultrasound for Diagnosing Pneumonia - Scan through 6 zones (3 per side) 1. Midclavicular line
Lung Ultrasound ... for Diagnosing Pneumonia ... Midclavicular line on the anterior ... #PICU #POCUS #Lung ... #Pneumonia #Assessment
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
for enumerating differentials ... smoking. structural lung ... Burkholderia — structural lung ... MAC (structural lung ... #Differential #
Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
Table 3: Description of
Point-of-care lung ... ultrasound for ... Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia ... ultrasound findings ... Pneumocystis #jirovecii #Pneumonia
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
must be located anteriorly ... in the left lung ... consolidation due to a pneumonia ... Sterptococcus pneumoniae ... Radiology #CXR #Pneumonia
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... pneumonitis, Farmer's lung ... Bird fanciers' lung ... (coal workers' lung ... ILD #diagnosis #differential
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
disease-associated interstitial lung ... lymphoid interstitial pneumonia ... OP: organizing pneumonia ... CTILD #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Lung Ultrasound: ... AIS > 3 B-lines/ lung ... homogenous • Often anterior ... pulmonary #edema #comparison ... clinical #diagnosis #ultrasound
Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Large subpleural consolidation with static air bronchograms.

Dr. Stephen Alerhand @SAlerhand

#Pneumonia #Lung #POCUS #Ultrasound
Pneumonia on Lung ... @SAlerhand #Pneumonia ... #Lung #POCUS #Ultrasound
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... superimposed bacterial pneumonia ... COVID19 #POCUS #Lung ... #Ultrasound #Comparison