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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Ultrasound Findings ... reflection) Pneumonia ... in severe cases ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Imaging: • CXR ... , pleural thickening ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... • Moderate: oral
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
• CT: Halo sign ... Exam: Can be normal ... factor • May cause ... , pleural effusion ... Infections #HIV #AIDS
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
diseases in HIV/AIDS ... complex • Nodular/Masses ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Castleman's disease • Pleural ... P.jiroveci • Normal
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Look for other signs ... Kerley B-lines and pleural ... may still have a normal ... infection, ARDS ... #CXR #Diffuse #
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... sliding: Pulmonary ... edema, ARDS, interstitial ... partially seen shred sign ... #ultrasound
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
is a radiologic sign ... periphery of the lung ... base against the pleural ... hump along may aid ... In this case, pulmonary
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... , ARDS, DAH, solitary ... and exudative pleural ... Exclude other causes ... 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 ... e.g. incidental CXR ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... anterior/posterior MSK ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... Xerotrachea • NSIP: Pleural ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... phenomenon (16%) MSK ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung