26 results
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
of interstitial lung ... - Clinical manifestations ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... ILD #diagnosis #management
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
In chronic disease ... - Lung neoplasms ... post-infection diseases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Diagnosis Framework Disease ... angioinvasive disease ... phagocytic function of alveolar ... Lymphadenopathy, CNS ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
, Pulmonary alveolar ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Pyogenic bacterial pneumonia ... cancer, Organizing pneumonia ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Hypoventilation: CNS ... Atelectasis, ARDS, Pneumonia ... Embolism, Obstructive Lung ... , Interstitial Lung ... #AA #Gradient #alveolar
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Blood: diffuse alveolar ... hemorrhage • Pus: pneumonia ... asthma • Pleural disease ... atelectasis • Lung ... Hypoventilation: • CNS
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
inoculation • Clinical ... community-acquired pneumonia ... presentation of TB, lung ... is described as alveolar ... - Pulmonary disease
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Lobar pneumonia ... filling of the alveoli ... nodular interstitial lung ... disease, that is ... #Radiology #CXR
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... cause: Aspiration pneumonia ... for Klebsiella pneumonia ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
reach the terminal alveoli ... taken up by the alveolar ... affecting the lungs ... characteristic features Clinical ... TB #Diagnosis #Management