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Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... • Pleuritic chest ... • CT: Halo sign ... : • Chest pain ... Constitutional symptoms
COVID-19 Patterns of Lung Findings on Chest CT
1. Reverse Halo Sign
2. ARDS
3. Crazy-Paving Pattern
4. Bilateral Peripheral
19 Patterns of Lung ... Reverse Halo Sign ... Halo Sign 6. ... Organizing Pneumonia ... #CTChest #diagnosis
Main Lung Ultrasound differences between COVID-19 involvement and other conditions that may yield respiratory symptoms
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Main Lung Ultrasound ... yield respiratory symptoms ... superimposed bacterial pneumonia ... COVID19 #POCUS #Lung ... #Table #Diagnosis
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
On the chest x-ray ... if this patient had ... weight loss or long ... standing symptoms ... #Clinical #Radiology
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... sliding/barcode sign ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... Consolidations - "Shred" sign ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... interstitial pneumonia ... listed in the table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Summary table of heart murmurs associated with mitral and aortic valve diseases as well as their
Summary table of ... well as their signs ... and symptoms. ... medical diagrams, tables ... diagnosis #heart #cardiology
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
B-Lines in case of Pneumonia ... This patient had ... Mycoplasma pneumonia ... partially seen shred sign ... #ultrasound
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... glass opacity and ... consolidation #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Pattern #Comparison #Table
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 ... - Pulmonary symptoms ... pain) and signs ... #Pneumonia #Venn