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Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
• Pleuritic chest ... Lymphadenopathy, Chest ... pain, cough • ... breath, Fatigue, Chest ... : • Chest pain
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
evidence of a chest ... leukocytosis, left-shift ... e.g., dyspnea, cough ... production, pleuritic chest ... #Pneumonia #Venn
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Acute Pediatric Cough ... Tachypnea - Normal Chest ... • Bacterial pneumonia ... Atypical or viral pneumonia ... #Acute #Cough
Eosinophilic Pneumonia
When to suspect Eosinophilic Pneumonia? Non-resolving pneumonia + BAL > 25% eosinophils + excluded more
Eosinophilic Pneumonia ... Non-resolving pneumonia ... hx - Fever+, Cough ... Dyspnea+, Pleuritic Chest ... Progressive SOB + Cough
Pneumonia on Chest Xray and POCUS

Extensive pneumonia in lower left lobe (red arrow). 
POCUS: Dynamic air
Pneumonia on Chest ... POCUS Extensive pneumonia ... in lower left lobe ... CasasolaGarcia #Pneumonia
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Causes of Cough ... Mycoplasma and Viral Pneumonias ... - Bacterial Pneumonias ... Disorders - Left ... Gases #Chronic #Cough
On the left a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
It was a patient with low-grade fever, progressive
On the left a case ... chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... and an abnormal chest ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #Eosinophilic #Pneumonia
Lung Segment Anatomy Annotated on Chest CT
Right Lung:
 • Upper Lobe: Apical, Posterior, Anterior
 • Middle
Anatomy Annotated on Chest ... Lateral, Posterior Left ... lobes #Segments #Chest ... #CT #CTChest #pulmonary
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... On the chest x-ray ... lobar or segmental pneumonia ... an acute lobar pneumonia ... by Streptcoccus pneumoniae
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Chest Pain - Differential ... Cardiovascular Causes of Chest ... Pain: • Chest ... Alveoli: - CHF - Pneumonia ... Other Causes of Chest