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Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
herpes simplex virus ... Varicella–Zoster virus ... Patterns #Pulmonary #Lung ... ComputedTomography #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Chest
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Pediatric Cough - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tachypnea - Normal Chest ... Consolidation • Bacterial ... pneumonia - CXR
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Pathogens: • Aerobic Bacteria ... Bacteria: - Bacteroides ... Abscess Differential
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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throughout the lungs ... - Select Bacteria ... rarely typical pneumonia ... #Radiology #differential ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Interstitial lung ... • Pulmonary Arterial ... Malformation • Severe Pneumonia ... Abnormalities • Chest
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Parenchymal • Pneumonia ... Herpes Simplex Virus ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... - Lung neoplasms ... proteinaceous material ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Causes of Pericarditis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Coxsackie
 • Echovirus
 • Adenovirus
 • Epstein-Barr virus
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Epstein-Barr virus ... Cytomegalovirus • HIV Bacterial ... Streptococcus pneumoniae ... #Causes #Cardiology
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Infections in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... failure, COPD, Lung ... /- High res CT chest ... (Bacterial, Fungal ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... not respond to antibiotics ... dealing with the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral