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Lung Empyema on POCUS
When your patient has 3 courses of antibiotics and is not improving you
Lung Empyema on ... Lung U/S shows complex ... #Empyema #POCUS ... #complex #effusion ... #pleural #pulmonary
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Pleural Effusion ... on Lung POCUS ... U/S could be empyema ... #Pleural #Effusion ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
diseases in HIV/AIDS ... disease, Pulmonary alveolar ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Castleman's disease • Pleural ... effusion; empyema
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest POCUS

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside of a
(EN) on Chest POCUS ... called because “he ... drain on POCUS ... effusion where ... #Lung
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Cardiac Tamponade ... Arrhythmia • Atrial ... EffusionsPleural ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Distention Pulmonary Alveoli
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Mycobacterium avium ... phagocytic function of alveolar ... Focal pneumonia, pleural ... effusion, or bronchitis ... Infections #HIV #AIDS
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... and exudative pleural ... effusions • Acute ... Pleuritic chest ... macrophages in alveolar