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Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Cytopenias VIRAL ... : • Chest pain ... Constitutional symptoms ... , chronic diarrhea ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
infection Cardinal Symptoms ... , acute HIV infection ... Cough, dyspnea - Pneumonia ... , Lassa fever, acute ... • Abdominal pain
Eosinophilic Pneumonia
When to suspect Eosinophilic Pneumonia? Non-resolving pneumonia + BAL > 25% eosinophils + excluded more
common diagnoses Acute ... tobacco hx - Fever ... Pleuritic Chest Pain ... mechanical ventilation Chronic ... Constitutional Symptoms
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
or chronic illness ... , clinical data ... Lobar pneumonia ... with low oxygen level ... #Radiology #CXR
Viral Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Scanning lung pleura; findings include B-lines and a sub pleural consolidation.
Viral Pneumonia ... on Lung POCUS ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #pulmonary #radiology ... #clinical #labeled
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
renal failure Clinical ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... anterior/posterior MSK ... (pain/abnormal
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... vomiting, abdominal pain ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... Differential Diagnosis: Viral
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
the time course (acute ... constitutional symptoms ... MONOARTHRITIS • Acute ... or more joints Viral ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
pulmonary symptoms ... has five major clinical ... , chest pain • ... normal glucose level ... : • Acute or chronic
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. ... Pleuritic chest pain