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Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
Table 3: Description of
ultrasound for ... Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia ... ultrasound findings ... Pneumocystis #jirovecii #Pneumonia ... #PJP
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
Interstitial pneumonias ... is interstitial pneumonia ... pneumonia. ... This was a PCP-infection ... #PJP #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... (PJP), MAI, Cryptococcal ... infiltrates PJP ... : • Upper lung ... #Infections #HIV
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... Community Acquired Pneumonia ... community-acquired pneumonia ... distress syndrome, PJP ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections
Infections in Patients on TNF-alpha Inhibitors - Differential Diagnosis
 • Viral: VZV, Hep B, Hep C,
Infections in Patients ... • Bacterial: S.pneumonia ... Legionella • Fungal: PJP ... TNFalpha #Inhibitors #Infections
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
identified, Strep pneumoniae ... (Mycoplasma pneumoniae ... Chlamydophila pneumoniae ... • CD4 < 200: PCP ... failure, COPD, Lung
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Prosthetic Joint Infection ... (PJI) Duration ... sx of relapsed infection ... Cortes_Penfield #PJI ... Prosthetic #Joint #Infection
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 ... interstitial diffuse infections ... had Mycoplasma pneumonia ... BLines #Bilateral #Pneumonia ... #ultrasound
Differential diagnosis of the reversed halo sign (RHS). AIA, angioinvasive aspergillosis; AIS, adenocarcinoma in situ; COP,
cryptogenic organising pneumonia ... OP, organising pneumonia ... ; PJP, Pneumocystis ... jiroveci pneumonia ... hypersensitivity pneumonitis, infection
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Other positives: PJP ... invasive fungal infection ... surfaces - Infections ... Positives: - Pip ... Clav (may be + as long