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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
reflection) Pneumonia ... the severity Acute ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... congestion with hypoxemia ... the underlying cause ... oxygenation in pneumonia ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Risk: Can produce ... factor • May cause ... , pleural effusion ... #pulmonary #differential
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... blood cells in the lung ... failure or ARDS ... administration of a blood product ... dyspnea, tachypnea, hypoxemia
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
, ARDS, DAH, solitary ... and exudative pleural ... effusionsAcute ... Exclude other causes ... #diagnosis #management
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
presentation - Acute ... community-acquired pneumonia ... patterns, small pleural ... effusions) ... presentation of TB, lung
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Lung Injury (TRALI ... TRALI resembles ARDS ... progressing to severe hypoxemia ... #Transfusions #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Lung Injury (TRALI ... TRALI resembles ARDS ... progressing to severe hypoxemia ... #Transfusion #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Xerotrachea • NSIP: Pleural ... thickening or effusion ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung ... #Diagnosis #Management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
infiltrates, pleural ... effusions, CNS ... cryptococcomas, cavitating pneumonia ... (fever, cough, hypoxia ... #Management