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Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
• CT: Halo sign ... Constitutional symptoms ... Legionella: • Nausea ... factor • May cause ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Measles (Rubeola) 
Clinical 
 • High fever 
 • Cough, Coryza, Conjunctivitis (The 3 C's)
Clinical • High fever ... comrnon) • Pneumonia ... (most common cause ... KoplikSpots #Features #Symptoms ... #Signs
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
this patient have pneumonia ... Inflammation (e.g., fever ... symptoms (e.g., ... chest pain) and signs ... #Pneumonia #Venn
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
infection Cardinal Symptoms ... localizing signs ... or symptoms - Malaria ... Cough, dyspnea - Pneumonia ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... healthy pt with fever ... immunosuppression, travel ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... partially seen shred sign
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
104°F) • Lobar pneumonia ... gram-negative pneumonia ... Non-Infectious Causes ... falls (like a wave ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Low-grade fever ... insufficiency, fever ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms ... - The classic signs
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
are not caused ... General: fever, ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
brief interval symptom ... -14 days): • Fever ... rash • Others: nausea ... dysfunction) • Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Illness #Signs
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
But now the ACC/ ... in patients who never ... show symptoms or ... signs of heart ... Classification #Stages #Classes