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Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
• Pleuritic chest ... • CT: Halo sign ... factor • May cause ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #pulmonary #differential
COVID-19 Patterns of Lung Findings on Chest CT
1. Reverse Halo Sign
2. ARDS
3. Crazy-Paving Pattern
4. Bilateral Peripheral
Findings on Chest ... CT 1. ... ARDS 3. ... Organizing Pneumonia ... #Pulmonary #ChestCT
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
evidence of a chest ... infiltrate (e.g., CXR ... , CT, ultrasound ... Inflammation (e.g., fever ... pain) and signs
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
: Clinical Cheat ... be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/ ... the underlying cause ... oxygenation in pneumonia
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... pleura in severe cases ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

This
example of 'shred sign ... a patient with fever ... on CXR/CT imaging ... #photo #ultrasound ... #lung #pulmonary
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... healthy pt with fever ... sliding: Pulmonary ... partially seen shred sign ... #ultrasound
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... CT Lung Abscess ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
is a radiologic sign ... periphery of the lung ... hump along may aid ... In this case, pulmonary ... CT angiography.
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... between these chest ... with low oxygen level ... nodular interstitial lung ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation