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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 ... ; Lung cancer, Kaposi ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
ARDS/VALI progression ... ) Day 2 - some pulmonary ... Progressing to diffuse alveolar ... #Clinical #Radiology ... CXR #ChestXRay #ARDS
Lung Ultrasound: Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema vs ARDS
Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema:
 • Smooth pleural line
 • AIS >
Edema vs ARDS ... Cardiogenic Pulmonary ... edema / ARDS: ... UAlberta_Sono #APE #ARDS ... #comparison #clinical
Acute Hypoxemia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Hyperacute: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Pneumothorax, Alveolar ... - Physiologic: ARDS ... , Diffuse Alveolar ... AVMs • Focal Alveolar ... Edema, Alveolar
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
AIDS-defining illnesses ... duration) - Kaposi ... Burkitt's (or equivalent ... tuberculosis, any site (pulmonary ... syndrome due to HIV #AIDS
COVID-19 patient with severe ARDS

Giuseppe Curigliano, MD, PhD @curijoey

Editor Note: Pt likely has severe underlying emphysema

#COVID19
patient with severe ARDS ... emphysema #COVID19 #ARDS ... #Severe #Clinical ... #ChestCT #Radiology
Effect of Lung Recruitment and Titrated Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) vs Low PEEP on Mortality in
moderate to severe ARDS ... Wilkinsonjonny #ART #Alveolar ... Recruitment #PEEP #ARDS ... Postoperative #Pulmonary
On the left a patient with ARDS. 
There is alveolar edema in both lungs. 
Notice that
a patient with ARDS ... There is alveolar ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ARDS #Alveolar
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
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
Age-Adjusted Gradient • Alveolar ... Intracardiac, Pulmonary ... : Atelectasis, ARDS ... #AA #Gradient #alveolar ... #arterial #pulmonary