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Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
loss, lethargy, fever ... • CT: Halo sign ... • Fever, weight ... , pleural effusion ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... Possible small plural effusion ... Possible bilateral effusion ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Right pleural effusion with "spine sign" seen beautifully by using large footprint curvilinear transducer on lung
Right pleural effusion ... with "spine sign ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Lung POCUS: Shred sign in patient with non-translobar consolidation. Phased array probe used.

Dr. Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM

#ShredSign
Lung POCUS: Shred ... sign in patient ... Consolidation #Pneumonia ... #Lung #POCUS #Pulmonary
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
cough, dyspnea, fever ... Rare: pleural effusions ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... Treatment: • ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Pneumonia with irregular step ladder or "shred sign" on Lung Ultrasound (POCUS)

Dr. J. Christian Fox @jchristianfox

#Pneumonia
Pneumonia with irregular ... ladder or "shred sign ... Lung Ultrasound (POCUS ... jchristianfox #Pneumonia ... ultrasound #lung #pulmonary
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
Spine sign: visualization ... indicative of pleural effusion ... absence of pleural effusion ... #SpineSign #POCUS ... #Pulmonary #Lung
Eosinophilic Pneumonia
When to suspect Eosinophilic Pneumonia? Non-resolving pneumonia + BAL > 25% eosinophils + excluded more
Eosinophilic Pneumonia ... tobacco hx - Fever ... Ground Glass +/- Effusions ... Consolidations AKA "inverse pulmonary ... #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 ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... had Mycoplasma pneumonia ... partially seen shred sign
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
760 mm Hg at sea level ... lung diseases, pulmonary ... hypoxemia • Causes: Pneumonia ... asthma, COPD, pulmonary ... shunting (eg, pulmonary