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Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... • CD4 < 200: PCP ... failure, COPD, Lung ... Fungal, AFB), TB PCR ... sputum, PCP DFA
In July 2015 the ACC/AHA proposed and published an algorithm to help stratify cardiac arrest patients
July 2015 the ACC ... angiography and possible PCI ... Stratfication #Management ... #Cardiology #CriticalCare
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
toxo IgG • CNS PCR ... lesions • 80% with lung ... multiple lesions Infectious ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... diagnosis #causes #radiology
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
Etiologies of pulmonary ... infections according ... immunofluorescence, PCR ... #Lung #Infections ... ComputedTomography #Differential
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Pattern - Chest Radiology ... throughout the lungs ... Pattern #Chest #Radiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #pulmonary
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
or interstitial lung ... bronchiolitis, PCP ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #GroundGlass #Differential
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Heart Failure - Differential ... • Diffuse Lung ... Infection ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
The differential ... treatment for pulmonary ... collapse the involved lung ... #Clinical #PCC # ... Radiology #CXR #
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... • Lymphoma • Lung ... • Progressive lung ... staining, NAA (PCR ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... Clindamycin in case of PCN ... Abscess Differential ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #