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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 ... : • Risk: Can ... be normal • Fever ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - ... 104°F) • Lobar pneumonia ... gram-negative pneumonia ... For every 1°F rise ... • Mycoplasma pneumonia
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Fever in Returning ... , Dengue fever, ... Cough, dyspnea - Pneumonia ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... eosinophilia - Tropical pulmonary
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
Interstitial pneumonias ... is interstitial pneumonia ... PCP Mycoplasma pneumonia ... cough and some fever ... #Clinical #Radiology
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Algorithm No Fever ... Fever, Tachypnea ... • Bacterial pneumonia ... Atypical or viral pneumonia ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Validation of the Step-By-Step Approach to Febrile Infants

#Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics #Peds #Febrile #Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm #LP
Management #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Antibiotics #Risk ... Stratification #Fever
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
this patient have pneumonia ... e.g., CXR, CT, ultrasound ... Inflammation (e.g., fever ... procalcitonin) - Pulmonary ... #Pneumonia #Venn
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 ... Others: - Pulmonary ... #NonResolving #Pneumonia ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
B-Lines in case of Pneumonia ... healthy pt with fever ... travel hx, home meds ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Pediatric UTI Algorithm (2-24 months of age)

Risk stratify with UTI Calc: 
 - Age months
months of age) Risk ... - No other fever ... UrinaryTractInfection #Peds ... #Risk #Stratification