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Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
interstitial edema due to cardiac ... heart failure. ... This was a PCP-infection ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Acute #Interstitial
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... embolism, Pulm edema, heart ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... Bacterial, Fungal, AFB ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
cardiogenic edema, to differentiate ... have an acute cardiac ... , may have non-cardiac ... infection, ARDS ... #CXR #Diffuse #
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Tachypnea - Differential ... Asthma • COPD • Pneumonia ... motion (PVFM) Cardiac ... embolism • Cardiac ... • Metabolic acidosis
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lung Disease - Differential ... Congestive Heart ... Failure - Impaired cardiac ... leaking out of pulmonary ... intersitial space Infection
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical ... Bronchiolitis - Pneumonia ... allergy/atopy - Cardiac ... respiratory distress, heart ... Tachypnea #Wheeze #Differential
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Opacities: • Infectious ... Nocardia, zoonotic infections ... rarely typical pneumonia ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
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 ... Differential Bilat ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... interstitial diffuse infections ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Differential Diagnosis ... High altitude, Pneumonia ... , pulmonary edema ... hyperventilation, Heat ... sedatives), Stroke, Infection
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #