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Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
loss, lethargy, fever ... • Fever, weight ... dyspnea • Lobar consolidation ... be normal • Fever ... : • (Fever, weight
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... Lobar pneumonia ... with cough and fever ... nodular interstitial lung ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
of interstitial lung ... cough, dyspnea, fever ... opacities, Unilateral consolidation ... • HRCT: patchy consolidation ... ILD #diagnosis #management
On the left a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
It was a patient with low-grade fever, progressive
with low-grade fever ... and an abnormal chest ... non-segmental consolidations ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Eosinophilic
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... : • 80% have fever ... decubitus - air fluid level ... Management: • ... Intervention: - Fevers
Pneumonia on POCUS

Otherwise healthy 12mo-old w/ fever. Linear & phased array viewing the lung (subpleural &
Pneumonia on POCUS ... healthy 12mo-old w/ fever ... array viewing the lung ... consolidation > ... #lung #ultrasound
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

This
a patient with fever ... This POCUS finding ... signifies subpleural consolidation ... (i.e. pneumonia ... photo #ultrasound #lung
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... TTE +/- TEE) • Chest ... • Persistent fever ... #criticalcare # ... diagnosis #management
Pneumonia with Air Bronchograms on Lung POCUS

This patient presents with shortness of breath. What is your
Pneumonia with Air ... POCUS This patient ... consolidation ( ... with 4d of sob & fever ... #POCUS #Pulmonary
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
Evaluation - Chest ... X-ray and lung ... (exclude other lung ... workup or TSH level ... #Management #CriticalCare