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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 ... toxicity, Pulmonary edema ... disease, Pulmonary alveolar ... #differential #diagnosis ... #chestCT #radiology
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... Aspiration - Pulmonary edema ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Pulmonary #HRCT #ChestCT ... #Upper #Lower #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with ARDS. 
There is alveolar edema in both lungs. 
Notice that
There is alveolar ... dilated and the cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ARDS #Alveolar ... #Edema #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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• Effusion • Cardiac ... Thickening/Masses Chest ... Distention Pulmonary Alveoli ... Interstitium • ILD ... • CHF • Sarcoidosis
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
have an acute cardiac ... , may have non-cardiac ... pulmonay infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
(alveolar edema ... and an enlarged cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that even within each lobe there is a gravity dependent difference in density.
This is only
capillary leak like in ARDS ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Alveolar #Pulmonary ... #Edema #AlveolarEdema ... Gravity #Dependent #RadiologyAssistant
There are three principal varieties of pulmonary edema: cardiac, overhydration and increased capillary permeability (ARDS). 
The
varieties of pulmonary edema ... permeability (ARDS ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Vascular ... VascularPedicleWidth #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
un lymphatic Diagnostic ... Chest x-ray: signs ... Kerley B lines, alveolar ... Consider cardiac ... #heartfailure #diagnosis
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
a patient with CHF ... , interstitial edema ... supine film the cardiac ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant