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Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Atelectasis • Emphysema ... • Interstitial lung ... : • Pleural effusion
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
diseases in HIV ... /AIDS Patients ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Castleman's disease • Pleural ... effusion; empyema
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
- performed on dyspneic ... thickened, irregular pleural ... , a half B-profile ... Hi-Res .mp4 version ... www.grepmed.com/images/11924/dyspnea-criticalcare-pulmonary-algorithm-pocus
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... • CT: Halo sign ... Focal pneumonia, pleural ... effusion, or bronchitis ... #AIDS #pulmonary
Melioidosis - Skin Infection
63M h/o diabetes with c/o fever, chest pain, dyspnea x 3 days, CT
fever, chest pain, dyspnea ... x 3 days, CT chest ... pneumonia with left pleural ... effusion ... alcoholism, liver/lung
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
• Amiodarone half ... organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... and exudative pleural ... effusions • Acute ... Dyspnea 3.