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Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
in HIV/AIDS Patients ... toxicity, Pulmonary edema ... ; ARDS, Metastatic ... alveolar proteinosis ... #chestCT #radiology
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
ARDS/VALI progression ... involvement, with “white lung ... the differential diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... CXR #ChestXRay #ARDS
Our patient was exposed to burning sumac smoke while clearing out her yard .  Toxicodendron
It contains urushiol ... lining of the lungs ... causing ARDS. ... #Clinical #EM #Tox ... #Radiology #CTChest
On the left a patient with ARDS. 
There is alveolar edema in both lungs. 
Notice that
a patient with ARDS ... There is alveolar ... edema in both lungs ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ARDS #Alveolar
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
AIDS-defining illnesses ... bronchi, trachea, or lungs ... Cytomegalovirus disease ... duration) - Kaposi ... syndrome due to HIV #AIDS
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
: Atelectasis, ARDS ... Mismatch: Pulmonary Edema ... , Interstitial Lung ... #AA #Gradient #alveolar ... #differential #diagnosis
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
, ARDS, interstitial ... lung disease, interstitial ... NOT definitively diagnose ... Pulm Edema ... #POCUS #clinical
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Our patient was exposed to burning sumac smoke while clearing out her yard .  Toxicodendron
It contains urushiol ... lining of the lungs ... causing ARDS. ... #Clinical #EM #Tox ... #Radiology #CXR
Crazy Paving is a combination of ground glass opacity with superimposed septal thickening (5).
It was first
seen in other diseases ... Pulmonary hemorrhage - Edema ... heart failure, ARDS ... , AIP) #Clinical ... #Radiology #CTChest
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... acute cardiac disease ... distress syndrome (ARDS ... Transfusion-related acute lung ... #cardiology