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Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
diseases in HIV/AIDS ... Pulmonary edema; ARDS ... ; Lung cancer, Kaposi ... #differential #diagnosis ... #chestCT #radiology
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
Important causes of diarrhea ... people with HIV/AIDS ... Others: Lymphoma, Kaposrs ... sarcoma, AIDS enteropathy ... #Differential #Diagnosis
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
ARDS/VALI progression ... the differential diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay ... #ARDS #Progression
Oral Cavity Lesions in a patient with HIV/AIDS
White plaque
 - Pseudo-membranous candidiasis
 - Oral hairy leukoplakia
patient with HIV/AIDS ... Wart (HPV) - Kaposi's ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Schema
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea ... Immunocompromised patient: AIDS ... #management #algorithm ... #workup #diagnosis
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
pulmonay infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Infections in HIV-AIDS ... 200: Pulmonary Kaposi's ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... Blood and sputum cx ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... ischemic changes CXR ... distress syndrome (ARDS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
pressure ratio 0.25), murmur ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... → no signs of CXR ... Inhibitors and ARBs ... #heartfailure #diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
Osmotic Diarrhea
 1. Medications: antacids, lactulose, sorbitol
 2. Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose intolerance
 3.
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea ... Osmotic Diarrhea ... tuberculosis, MAI), Kaposi ... AIDS-related: Viral ... #Differential #diagnosis