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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 ... edema; ARDS, Metastatic ... alveolar proteinosis ... #diseases #differential ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential ... Edema, Mucous Plugging ... - Physiologic: ARDS ... Edema, Alveolar ... Hypoxemia #hypoxia #Differential
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
ARDS/VALI progression ... Progressing to diffuse alveolar ... structures help in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... CXR #ChestXRay #ARDS
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
edema due to heart ... , to differentiate ... infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Differential
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 ... duration) - Kaposi ... tuberculosis, any site (pulmonary ... syndrome due to HIV #AIDS ... Diagnosis #List #Differential
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... edema: bilateral ... edema. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Carcinomatosis #Mimic #Differential
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... distress syndrome (ARDS ... pulmonary edema ... #edema #NCPE #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Age-Adjusted Gradient • Alveolar ... : Atelectasis, ARDS ... Edema, Atelectasis ... #AA #Gradient #alveolar ... Hypoxia #hypoxemia #differential
Crazy Paving is a combination of ground glass opacity with superimposed septal thickening (5).
It was first
Bronchoalveolarca (BAC) - Pulmonary ... hemorrhage - Edema ... heart failure, ARDS ... , AIP) #Clinical ... #Radiology #CTChest