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Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
Table 3: Description of
Point-of-care lung ... Description of lung ... Diagnosis #POCUS #Lung ... jirovecii #Pneumonia #PJP
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
pneumonia: Viral PCP ... This was a PCP-infection ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Interstitial #Pneumonia #PJP
Crazy Paving on Chest CT
 • Thickened interlobular septa in a background of diffuse GGO's.
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• DDx: PAP, pulm ... pulm hge, ARDS, PJP ... Paving #Sign #CT #Lung ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #radiology
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Joint Infection (PJI ... Cortes_Penfield #PJI
On the left an immunocompromised patient with PCP.
The CT findings are diffuse ground-glass opacification.
The findings are
immunocompromised patient with PCP ... not specific for PCP ... clinical setting PCP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #PJP #
Mosaic Attenuation on Chest CT
 • Variable attenuation seen on a chest CT in a lobular
DDx: BO, CTEPH, PJP ... Attenuation #CT #Lung ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #radiology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... jirovecii pneumonia (PJP ... infiltrates PJP ... cough, myalgia • Lung ... Microsporidium #Lung
Air Crescent Sign on Chest CT
 • Crescentic or circumferential rim of radiolucent airspace within a
bronchogenic Ca, PJP ... Crescent #Sign #CT #Lung ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #radiology
Premature atrial complex (PAC) - ECG Recognition
 • Prematurity and altered P wave morphology.
 • P
junctional complex (PJC ... atrial #complexes #cardiology
A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
already seen her PCP ... consistent w/ lung ... abscess #Clinical #Radiology