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Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... spread of MTB infection ... - Air-fluid level ... #chest #xray #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
• Pleuritic chest ... Lymphadenopathy, Chest ... breath, Fatigue, Chest ... Pneumonia: • Chest ... #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
run-down or tired • Fevers ... Loss of weight • Chest ... Diagnosis: • HRCT ... high-resolution chest ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Differential Diagnosis Pulmonary ... /Chest Wall: • ... , Anaphylaxis, Infection ... poisoning, DKA, Fever ... Chronic: Metabolic acidosis
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... e.g., HIV), EBV infection ... underarms, or chest ... - Pel-Ebstein fever ... also arise in normal
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
chest film with ... redistribution applies to chest ... practice many chest ... In these cases comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
disease, pleuritic chest ... and metabolic acidosis ... the medullary level ... #Pulmonary #Abnormalities ... #Abnormal #Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Anxiety, psychosis, Fever ... Stimulation of chest ... Hemothorax, Flail chest ... Cardiac failure, Pulmonary ... sedatives), Stroke, Infection
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Fever 4. ... Pleuritic chest ... failure - Infectious ... reticular opacities on chest ... confirmatory findings on HRCT
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Skin exam for infection ... days before Pulmonary ... change CV risk Chest