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Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • Fever, weight ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... gram-negative pneumonia ... or lung abscess ... #Patterns #Differential ... #Diagnosis #intermittent
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Clinical manifestations ... cough, dyspnea, fever ... - Diagnosis: ... other processes Workup ... strep, HIV • CTD workup
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
disease-associated interstitial lung ... rheumatoid arthritis SLE ... LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Table #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
healthy pt with fever ... Differential Bilat ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Hyperthyroidism Fever ... • Rheumatic fever ... , Rheumatic fever ... • New murmur, fever ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
initiation of smoking; Fever ... brown sputum, fever ... Travel hx, food hx; Fever ... Diseases #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison
Approach to a Positive (+) Rheumatoid Factor (RF)
(+) RF does not always = RA
Rheumatic disorders:
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arthritis • SLE ... & Lung • Malignancies ... Rheumatoid #Factor #RF #rheumatology ... #laboratory #differential ... #diagnosis
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Diagnosis Infectious ... Non-Infectious: • Rheumatologic ... : SLE, Rheumatoid ... Mediterranean Fever ... - Metastatic: Lung
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Non-Resolving Pneumonias ... yersinia/rats, Q fever ... Other Rheum (RA, SLE ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #differential