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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 ... Pulmonary edema; ARDS ... disease, Pulmonary alveolar ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
ARDS/VALI progression ... diffuse alveolar ... involvement, with “white lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... CXR #ChestXRay #ARDS
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 ... Wasting syndrome due to ... HIV #AIDS #Defining
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
Our patient was exposed to burning sumac smoke while clearing out her yard .  Toxicodendron
which can grow to ... lining of the lungs ... causing ARDS. ... #Clinical #EM #Tox ... #Radiology #CTChest
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 ... pulm edema, pna, ARDS ... fibrosis #BLines #Lung ... #POCUS #clinical
Crazy Paving is a combination of ground glass opacity with superimposed septal thickening (5).
It was first
first thought to ... be specific for alveolar ... heart failure, ARDS ... , AIP) #Clinical ... #Radiology #CTChest
A-Lines vs B-Lines on Lung POCUS
A-Lines:
 • Predominately horizontal lines
 • A-lines are repeated horizontal &
vs B-Lines on Lung ... pleura, extend to ... pulmonary edema, ARDS ... - MCW EM Ultrasound ... POCUS #pulmonary #clinical
Notice that even within each lobe there is a gravity dependent difference in density.
This is only
of exsudate due to ... infection, blood due to ... capillary leak like in ARDS ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF #Alveolar
Our patient was exposed to burning sumac smoke while clearing out her yard .  Toxicodendron
which can grow to ... lining of the lungs ... causing ARDS. ... #Clinical #EM #Tox ... #Radiology #CXR