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Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... • CT: Halo sign ... : • Upper lung ... lymphadenopathy, • Abdominal ... cough, myalgia • Lung
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
gas on hepatic ultrasound ... The images (CT | ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... portal #venousgas #ultrasound ... #hepatology #liver
Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
Liver Abscess • ... an occult intra‐abdominal ... • K pneumoniae ... Fever in 90% & abdominal ... rupture U/S or CT-guided
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

This
have multifocal pneumonia ... on CXR/CT imaging ... #Shred #sign #pneumonia ... clinical #photo #ultrasound ... #lung #pulmonary
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
Abdominal or flank ... clostridium, klebsiella pneumoniae ... , specifically CT ... consider KUB or abdominal ... ultrasound as initial
Nutrition in Cirrhosis: Dos and Don’ts
Screening:
 • Patients at risk for RFH-Nutritional Prioritizing Tool
 • Low
) • Advanced liver ... Anthropometry, CT ... Analysis, muscle ultrasound ... pattern (avoiding long ... detrimental effect of long
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Chronic lung ... disease • Liver ... lymphocytic interstitial lung ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... community-acquired infections: Pneumonia
CT and ultrasonographic features of COVID-19 pneumonia
Lung CT:
 - Thickened pleura
 - Ground glass shadow and
CT and ultrasonographic ... features of COVID-19 pneumonia ... Lung CT: - Thickened ... CT images in the ... ultrasound -
Pneumonia on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Haitian woman fever, cough & this clip => PNA &
Pneumonia on Point ... of Care Ultrasound ... hole of “truth” (CT ... @G2Disrupt #Pneumonia ... POCUS #Clinical #Lung
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
infections Lungs ... to NTM: Chronic lung ... (elevations of liver ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... Imaging, high res CT