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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... sweats, chills (infection ... disease or CHF) ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... #causes
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the lung ... In daily clinical ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
CMV infection: virus ... of symptoms or signs ... inclusions or positive ... Retinitis (Most common cause ... #diagnosis #differential
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... failure, COPD, Lung ... /- High res CT chest ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis ... #evaluation #differential
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Differential Bilat ... interstitial diffuse infections ... partially seen shred sign ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #POCUS #clinical
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... Look for other signs ... superimposed pulmonay infection ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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throughout the lungs ... Diagnosis of Miliary ... Opacities: • Infectious ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... patterns: reticular, nodular ... is interstitial lung ... seen and in many cases
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
and Workup Clinical ... - Pain (back, chest ... Infections: Syphilis ... Nivolumab, GM-CSF ... #Workup #Differential