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Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Pleuritic CP • Cough ... • High fever, cough ... • CT: Halo sign ... : • Cough and ... ), Chills, Dry cough
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
Interstitial pneumonias ... is interstitial pneumonia ... PCP Mycoplasma pneumonia ... nonproductive cough ... #Clinical #Radiology
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
shows a silhouette sign ... consolidation due to a pneumonia ... Sterptococcus pneumoniae ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
Signs of Pulmonary ... • Main PA is dilated ... Carina crossover sign ... - Right PA is dilated ... ChestCT #CTChest #Radiology
Measles (Rubeola) 
Clinical 
 • High fever 
 • Cough, Coryza, Conjunctivitis (The 3 C's)
High fever • Cough ... comrnon) • Pneumonia ... Features #Symptoms #Signs
Complications of Measles: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • ADEM -> Fever, headache, neck stiffness, BBD, mental
Pericarditis • Pneumonia ... -> Cough, SOB, ... Complications #diagnosis #signs
COVID-19 Patterns of Lung Findings on Chest CT
1. Reverse Halo Sign
2. ARDS
3. Crazy-Paving Pattern
4. Bilateral Peripheral
Reverse Halo Sign ... Halo Sign 6. ... Organizing Pneumonia ... Pulmonary #ChestCT #radiology
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
idiopathic interstitial pneumonias ... and interstitial pneumonia ... arthritis) and drug-related ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Interstitial #Pneumonia
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
window shown) with dilated ... RV, McConnell's sign ... A4c #clinical #cardiology ... #McConnells #sign
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
non-productive cough ... excludes eosinophilic pneumonia ... of organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Distribution #Organizing #Pneumonia