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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 ... Cytopenias VIRAL ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic ... : Trauma, COPD exacerbation ... Pleural effusion, Pneumonia ... : Asthma, COPD, ... poisoning, DKA, Fever
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Lung Diseases • Acute ... initiation of smoking; Fever ... brown sputum, fever ... Travel hx, food hx; Fever ... Lung #Diseases #pulmonary
Eosinophilic Pneumonia
When to suspect Eosinophilic Pneumonia? Non-resolving pneumonia + BAL > 25% eosinophils + excluded more
common diagnoses Acute ... tobacco hx - Fever ... mechanical ventilation Chronic ... (CEP) - F>M (2 ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Based on the images ... or chronic illness ... Lobar pneumonia ... with cough and fever ... (OP) - multiple
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... Anxiety, pain, fever ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... lung disease (COPD ... Nephrology #ABG #bloodgas
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
General: fever, ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... anterior/posterior MSK ... , fever, migratory ... presentation with fever
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
toxicity (e.g., acute ... • Chronic toxicity ... (e.g., chronic ... Fever 4. ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
rheumatic fever ... • Chronic - Think ... Like in this case ... • Acute = Viral ... #Joint #Pain #MSK