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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... reflection) Pneumonia ... due to thickened pleura ... in severe cases ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Exam: Can be normal ... hepatomegaly, • Oral ... Legionella: • Nausea ... factor • May cause ... , pleural effusion
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
hilus is in a normal ... weight loss or long ... include the list of causes ... caused by Streptcoccus ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Rare: pleural effusions ... , pleural thickening ... • Moderate: oral
Skip Lesions - COVID-19 Lung POCUS 
“skip lesion” - Normal pleura adjacent to thickened pleura with
Lesions - COVID-19 Lung ... skip lesion” - Normal ... pleura adjacent ... to thickened pleura ... #Ultrasound #SARSCoV2
COVID-19 on POCUS

I'm infected COVID19.  Lung POCUS  day 4 after onset of symptoms. No
Lung POCUS day ... lower posterior lung ... POCUS almost normal ... previous days: pleural ... #Ultrasound #SARSCoV2
COVID19 vs CHF on POCUS

Spot the difference. 2 pts presenting with nearly same symptoms. Left COVID
Left COVID pneumonia ... spared areas, pleural ... lines due to other causes ... POCUS #Clinical #Lung ... #Ultrasound #SARSCoV2
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... : Aspiration pneumonia ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... - Switch to oral
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
In these cases, ... bubble and the lung ... The stomach is normally ... bubble to the lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
complex • Nodular/Masses ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Castleman's disease • Pleural ... Pyogenic bacterial pneumonia ... P.jiroveci • Normal