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Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
/AIDS Patients ... edema; ARDS, Metastatic ... disease, Pulmonary ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Edema - Congestive ... Cardiac Failure ... Diseases #Radiology ... #Patterns #Lung ... #CXR #XRay #ChestCT
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
chronic heart disease ... pulmonary edema ... infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Causes include: ... lack of acute cardiac ... disease • Normal ... ischemic changes CXR ... Transfusion-related acute lung
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
, inflammatory lung ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... edema must be present ... detected on CT or CXR
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Diagnosis Algorithm Cardiac ... Diffuse Lung Disease ... • Chronic Lung ... RHF #RightSided #HeartFailure ... #Cardiology #Differential
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... embolism, Pulm edema ... failure, COPD, Lung ... Kaposi's Sarcoma ... Infectious Diseases
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
edema - filling ... nodular interstitial lung ... disease, that is ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
→ no signs of CXR ... coronary artery disease ... Consider cardiac ... Jcortesizaguirr #HFrEF #heartfailure ... #diagnosis #management
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
In the lungs LV ... edema. ... disease and causes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Features