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Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
• Pleuritic chest ... Lymphadenopathy, Chest ... phagocytic function of alveolar ... : • Chest pain ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
pt with fever/dyspnea ... profile with lung sliding-must ... Bilat B lines/lung sliding ... : Pulmonary edema ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... AlveoliPneumonia ... Vessels • Pulmonary ... Acidosis #Chronic #Dyspnea
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
this patient have pneumonia ... e.g., CXR, CT, ultrasound ... procalcitonin) - Pulmonary ... symptoms (e.g., dyspnea ... #Pneumonia #Venn
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... Lobar pneumonia ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... filling of the alveoli ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Crazy Paving is a combination of ground glass opacity with superimposed septal thickening (5).
It was first
be specific for alveolar ... NSIP - Organizing pneumonia ... Bronchoalveolarca (BAC) - Pulmonary ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... AlveolarProteinosis #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with both septal thickening and ground glass opacity in a patchy
be specific for alveolar ... distress syndrome and pulmonary ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... AlveolarProteinosis #Alveolar ... #Proteinosis #RadiologyAssistant
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
Lung sliding & pneumonia ... includes pneumonia ... from the anterior chest ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #mimics
COVID-19 on Lung POCUS

Day 4 after COVID diagnosis. More cough & tiredness (very badly), still no
COVID-19 on Lung ... badly), still no dyspnea ... /chest pain. ... clinical #lung #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #BLines
Normal Lung Sliding in the case of Bullous Lung Disease

Patient presents with with Rt chest pain/dyspnea.
Normal Lung Sliding ... presents with with Rt chest ... pain/dyspnea. hx ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #pocus #pulmonary