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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 ... alveolar proteinosis ... ; Lung cancer, Kaposi ... #diseases #differential ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
) Day 2 - some pulmonary ... Progressing to diffuse alveolar ... structures help in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
On the left another patient with alveolar edema at admission, which resolved after treatment.
When you scroll
another patient with alveolar ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema ... #AlveolarEdema
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... from the various causes ... infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... Causes include: ... ischemic changes CXR ... distress syndrome (ARDS ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Notice that even within each lobe there is a gravity dependent difference in density.
This is only
capillary leak like in ARDS ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema ... #AlveolarEdema
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
redistribution of the pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema ... #AlveolarEdema
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... chronic illness, clinical ... filling of the alveoli ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... content of the alveoli ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
infarction In pulmonar ... bleeding into the alveoli ... The pulmonary embolus ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #