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#Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases #PJP #PCP #Pneumocystis #Pneumonia #Testing #Tests #Sensitivity #Specificity
#Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases ... #PJP #PCP #Pneumocystis ... #Pneumonia #Testing
Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
Table 3: Description of
Point-of-care lung ultrasound ... for diagnosis of ... Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia ... findings #EBM #Diagnosis ... #PJP
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV ... - Differential Diagnosis ... (PJP), MAI, Cryptococcal ... infiltrates PJP ... #differential #diagnosis
Infections in Patients on TNF-alpha Inhibitors - Differential Diagnosis
 • Viral: VZV, Hep B, Hep C,
- Differential Diagnosis ... HIV, EBV, CMV, HSV ... • Bacterial: S.pneumonia ... Legionella • Fungal: PJP ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia 
Clinical 
 • Caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly carinil) 
 • Immunocompromised host
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia ... Immunocompromised host (HIV ... ) • Seen in HIV ... Pneumocystis #jirovecii #PJP ... #Pneumonia #Diagnosis
PJP (Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia) in HIV vs non-HIV immunocompromised patients: same organism, different disease entities, different
PJP (Pneumocystis ... jirovecii Pneumonia ... ) in HIV vs non-HIV ... fernandbteich #PJP ... Pneumocystis #jirovecii #Pneumonia
Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
a patient with HIV ... • Keratitis (HSV ... Posterior Segment: • HIV ... infections (crypto, PJP ... #Differential #Diagnosis
On the left an immunocompromised patient with PCP.
The CT findings are diffuse ground-glass opacification.
The findings are
not specific for PCP ... clinical setting PCP ... the most likely diagnosis ... Radiology #CTChest #PJP ... #Pneumocystis #Pneumonia
Causes of Acute Pharyngitis
• 200 visits per year per 1000 people
   - i.e. 400
visits/year for a PCP ... - 11 million diagnoses ... herpangina), EBV, CMV, HIV ... , mycoplasrna pneumoniae ... #differential #diagnosis
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Severity and Prognosis
Criteria for Severe CAP - Severe CAP present in 1
Community Acquired Pneumonia ... responsive to IV ... Severity Index (PSI ... curb65 #severe #psi ... #diagnosis