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Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
for enumerating differentials ... smoking. structural lung ... Burkholderia — structural lung ... MAC (structural lung ... #Differential #
Monoarthritis - Differential Diagnosis
Infection (Acute):
 - S. aureus (most common)
 - S. pneumonia
 - Salmonella (in
Monoarthritis - Differential ... common) - S. pneumonia ... birefringent - CPPD ... Sarcoid - Erosive OA ... Monoarthritis #Differential
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
anteriorly in the left lung ... consolidation due to a pneumonia ... Sterptococcus pneumoniae ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... In the proper clinical ... weight loss or long ... an acute lobar pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Pulmonary Diseases - Pneumonia ... Pulmonary #Diseases #Radiology ... #Patterns #Lung ... XRay #ChestCT #Differential
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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of Hypoxemia- Differential ... Disease (Asthma, COPD ... • Interstitial lung ... Malformation • Severe Pneumonia ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Differential
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
B-Lines in case of Pneumonia ... Differential Bilat ... had Mycoplasma pneumonia ... BLines #Bilateral #Pneumonia ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical
Prominent wedge-shape area of airspace consolidation in the right lung, characteristic of bacterial pneumonia #Clinical #Radiology
consolidation in the right lung ... characteristic of bacterial pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pneumonia #Wedge
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
Hyponatremia - Differential ... carcinoma of the lung ... pathology (e.g. pneumonia ... , COPD exacerbation ... #Hyponatremia #Differential
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
and Associated Lung ... barcode sign - Lung ... pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... sliding COPD or ... #pulmonary #differential