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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Necrotizing Pneumonia ... Emboli, Fungal Infection ... Fungal, Parasitic, Viral ... #Disease #Diagnosis
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
Etiologies of pulmonary infections ... - Viral pneumonia ... Pneumocystosis - Viral ... Patterns #Pulmonary #Lung ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Cytopenias VIRAL ... #Infections #HIV ... #differential #diagnosis
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 ... the diaphragm #Diagnosis ... #PICU #POCUS #Lung
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
identified, Strep pneumoniae ... Nocardia asteroides Viral ... failure, COPD, Lung ... Ag, Respiratory viral ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
B-Lines in case of Pneumonia ... interstitial diffuse infections ... had Mycoplasma pneumonia ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #ultrasound
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Diagnosis ... Atypical bacteria: Viral ... CNS, prostate, ocular ... (daptomycin in lungs
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
- Differential Diagnosis ... 104°F) • Lobar pneumonia ... gram-negative pneumonia ... Brucellosis • Liver or lung ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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throughout the lungs ... Differential Diagnosis ... Opacities: • Infectious ... rarely typical pneumonia ... pathogens - Viral
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
avium complex • Nodular ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Pyogenic bacterial pneumonia ... tuberculosis Infectious ... #differential #diagnosis