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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 ... 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 ... tuberculosis, any site (pulmonary ... HIV #AIDS #Defining
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
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 ... #POCUS #clinical ... #Pulmonary #ultrasound
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
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
position Obstructive lung ... diseased areas of the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #Edema ... #AlveolarEdema
Crazy Paving is a combination of ground glass opacity with superimposed septal thickening (5).
It was first
first thought to ... Bronchoalveolarca (BAC) - Pulmonary ... 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 &
pleura, extend to ... edema, ARDS, pneumonia ... - MCW EM Ultrasound ... #POCUS #pulmonary ... #clinical #comparison
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