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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 ... ; ARDS, Metastatic ... disease, Pulmonary alveolar ... #chestCT #radiology
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
ARDS/VALI progression ... diffuse alveolar ... 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 ... duration) - Kaposi ... HIV #AIDS #Defining ... InfectiousDiseases #Diagnosis
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome – ARDS ... : Clinical Cheat ... sepsis-associated ARDS ... days after dx of ARDS ... RespiratoryDistress #Syndrome #ARDS
B-Lines on Lung POCUS

PE is LEAST likely to show B lines. Juxtaposition of fluid droplets &
B-Lines on Lung ... B lines on US (alveolar ... incl ddx pulm edema ... , pna, ARDS, contusion ... #POCUS #clinical
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
sliding-must be pulm edema ... , ARDS, interstitial ... NOT definitively diagnose ... Pulm Edema ... #POCUS #clinical
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
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