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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,
• Pleuritic chest ... Exam: Can be normal ... : • Chest pain ... factor • May cause ... , pleural effusion
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
On the chest x-ray ... hilus is in a normal ... weight loss or long ... 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
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
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 ... P.jiroveci • Normal ... differential #diagnosis #chestCT
Typical COVID19 chest x-ray versus normal. The image on the right shows multi-focal patchy airspace opacities.
Typical COVID19 chest ... image are the lungs ... The "stuff" is pneumonia ... COVID19 #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Clinical #SARSCoV2
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... and exudative pleural ... Pleuritic chest ... reticular opacities on chest ... Eosinophilia • Normal
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... symptoms are not caused ... e.g. incidental CXR ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... anterior/posterior MSK