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Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
edema; ARDS, Metastatic ... disease, Pulmonary ... alveolar proteinosis ... Sarcoma • Focal Consolidation ... #diagnosis #chestCT
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... edema - filling ... of the alveoli ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
is pulmonary edema ... flow, Kerley B-lines ... chronic heart disease ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
(alveolar edema ... space (pleural effusion ... consolidations ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema
CT and ultrasonographic features of COVID-19 pneumonia
Lung CT:
 - Thickened pleura
 - Ground glass shadow and
- Pulmonary infiltrating ... progress of the disease ... mild infection; alveolar ... interstitial syndrome ... COVID19 #pneumonia #ChestCT
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
fluid into the interstitium ... finally into the alveoli ... disease and causes ... can be seen on a chest-film ... #CHF #CXR #Features
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
lung disease, it ... pulmonary edema ... on chest film); ... or lymphoma and alveolar ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Chest x-ray: signs ... , alveolar edema ... bilateral pleural effusions ... → no signs of CXR ... coronary artery disease