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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
• Idiopathic pulmonary ... fibrosis (IPF), ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... Diseases #ILD #diagnosis ... #differential #pulmonary
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... : • 3 syndromes ... of a "flu-like syndrome ... , pleural effusion ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura reflection) Pneumonia ... Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... submassive PE) POCUS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Interstitial lung ... Malformation • Severe Pneumonia ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
Etiologies of pulmonary ... myelodysplastic syndrome ... Aspergillosis PLEURAL EFFUSION ... #Lung #Infections ... #Differential #Diagnosis
More common & convincing pneumonia mimics 

Aspiration pneumonitis, 
Pulmonary vasculitis, 
Acute eosinophilic pneummia,  
Cryptogeric organizing
common & convincing pneumonia ... pneumonitis, Pulmonary ... fibrosis (IPF), ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Radiographic Features of Pulmonary ... Diseases - Pneumonia ... Pneumothorax - Effusion ... Radiology #Patterns #Lung ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural Effusion ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... Infectious: • Pneumonia ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Pediatric Pneumonia on POCUS

Nothing as satisfying as when the normal lung gives way to pneumonia. 

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on POCUS Nothing ... when the normal lung ... #POCUS #AirBronchograms ... Peds #Clinical #Lung ... #Pulmonary #ShredSign
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
- Differential Diagnosis ... obesity-hypoventilation syndrome ... hypoxemia • Causes: Pneumonia ... hepatopulmonary syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis