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Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
in case of Pneumonia ... Progressive URI ... Pulmonary edema, ARDS ... had Mycoplasma pneumonia ... #Pneumonia #Lung
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV ... macrophages in HIV ... low if you have HIV ... cause rapidly progressive ... #AIDS #pulmonary
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
AIDS-defining illnesses ... Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia ... - Pneumonia, ... recurrent - Progressive ... #AIDS #Defining
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
Lung sliding & pneumonia ... on POCUS The differential ... consolidation, and/or progression ... #POCUS #clinical ... ultrasound #pulmonary #mimics
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
/AIDS patients ... be present: • AIDS ... cryptococcomas, cavitating pneumonia ... • JC Virus - Progressive ... flare, rapid progression
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
versus molecular mimicry ... cord lesion • Bilateral ... IgG index • Progression ... simplex virus, HIV