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Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Diseases - Pneumonia ... Pneumothorax - Effusion ... Patterns #Lung #CXR ... XRay #ChestCT #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
effusion - Reduced ... due to thickened pleura ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Atelectasis • Emphysema ... malformation Pleura ... : • Pleural effusion
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Pleural effusion ... Parapneumonic effusion ... ; empyema, M.tuberculosis ... #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #chestCT
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Look for other signs ... Kerley B-lines and pleural ... chronic heart disease ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
fraction < 20% Differential ... Diaqnoses: • ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... : pleural effusion ... #diagnosis #management
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
effusion on CXR ... interstitial lung disease ... /pulmonary fibrosis ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
edema, bilateral pleural ... effusions). 1/5 ... of CXR congestion ... coronary artery disease ... #management #cardiology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Disease by CD4 ... • CT: Halo sign ... Focal pneumonia, pleural ... effusion, or bronchitis ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
worsening of that disease ... infiltrates, pleural ... effusions, CNS ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management