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Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
healthy pt with fever ... immunosuppression, travel ... Differential Bilat ... : Pulmonary edema ... disease, interstitial
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - ... Disease Diagnosis ... Where did you travel ... uw_IMresidency #Travel ... #Diagnosis #Traveler
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Diseases • Acute ... Fungal, parasites; Travel ... #Diseases #pulmonary ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Diagnosis: Causes ... Anxiety, pain, fever ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... or restrictive lung ... disease (COPD,
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... malignancy, autoimmune disease ... HTN) • Recent travel ... /Fevers, DAT (-) ... #causes
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... Non-Infectious Causes ... falls (like a wave ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... Brucellosis • Liver or lung
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... Diagnoses Medical ... without localizing signs ... #differential # ... #travel
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... Effusion - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... syndrome • Post-CABG
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... : • 80% have fever ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... Disease by CD4 ... • CT: Halo sign ... factor • May cause ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary