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Pleural Effusion - Workup, Diagnostic Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #Pleural #Effusion #Transudative #Exudative #Differential #Algorithm
Pleural Effusion ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #PCC #Pleural ... #Effusion #Transudative ... #Exudative #Differential
Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary Causes of ARDS #Diagnosis #EM #PCC #ARDS #Differential #Algorithm #Pulmonary #NonPulmonary #Causes #Ddxof
Non-Pulmonary Causes of ARDS ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #PCC #ARDS #Differential
Hydropneumothorax on Lung POCUS

HIV/AID(CD4<250) with cough, dyspnea.Left lung anterior mid. Left lung. Findings consistent with PNA.
Lung POCUS HIV ... /AID(CD4<250) with ... Has pleural effusion ... hydropneumothorax #effusion ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
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Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
pulmonary diseases in HIV ... /AIDS Patients ... Parapneumonic effusion ... (NHL, primary effusion ... pulmonary #diseases #differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in HIV ... / AIDS - Differential ... sensitivity of serum CrAg ... CNS #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #AIDS
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS ... : Quantitative PCR ... any patient with HIV ... #AIDS #diagnosis ... #differential #
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Infections in HIV-AIDS ... CD4 < 200: CMV, HSV ... • CD4 < 200: PCP ... sputum, PCP DFA ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... Possible bilateral effusion ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... #pulmonary #differential ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Trick of the Trade: Naloxone Dilution for IV Use - Given that many ED overdose patients
Naloxone Dilution for IV ... Grab a 10-mL syringe ... Administer 1-2 mL IV ... #Management #EM ... #IM #PCC #Naloxone
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
galactomannan, HSV ... immunofluorescence, PCR ... Aspergillosis PLEURAL EFFUSION ... ComputedTomography #Differential