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Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... loss, lethargy, fever ... • Fever, weight ... Microsporidium #Lung #Infections ... #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
most frequently caused ... The other cause ... cough and some fever ... This was a PCP-infection ... #Clinical #Radiology
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Onset Fever - Differential ... • Pneumonia ... disease • Drug fever ... #Fever #Acute
Causes of Post-Partum Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
6 W's for causes of PPF
 - Wind: pneumonia,
Fever - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... PPF - Wind: pneumonia ... : • Pneumonia ... #PostPartum #Fever
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... No Fever, No Tachypnea ... - Normal Chest ... Fever, Tachypnea ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Causes of Fever ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Fever #Immunocompromised ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... between these chest ... Lobar pneumonia ... with cough and fever ... #Radiology #CXR
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Pregnancy • Fever ... • Rheumatic Fever ... • Rheumatic Fever ... • Rheumatic Fever ... #causes
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... dizziness, syncope, chest ... Anemia • Fever ... /infection ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
initiation of smoking; Fever ... brown sputum, fever ... , CNS, skin • Infectious ... Travel hx, food hx; Fever ... Lung #Diseases #pulmonary