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Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Diseases - Pneumonia ... #Diseases #Radiology ... #Patterns #Lung ... XRay #ChestCT #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Characteristics of Selected Pneumonias

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). Gram-positive diplococci. 
Haemophilus influenzae. Pleomorphic gram-negative coccobacilli. 
Staphylococcus aureus. Plump
Streptococcus pneumoniae ... Klebsiella pneumoniae ... Mycoplasma pneumoniae ... #Diagnosis #Comparison ... #Presentation #Pulmonary
More common & convincing pneumonia mimics 

Aspiration pneumonitis, 
Pulmonary vasculitis, 
Acute eosinophilic pneummia,  
Cryptogeric organizing
common & convincing pneumonia ... pneumonitis, Pulmonary ... Acute eosinophilic pneummia ... #Mimics #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
• Idiopathic pulmonary ... Acute, Chronic • Pulmonary ... Diseases #ILD #diagnosis ... #differential # ... pulmonary #causes
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential # ... diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
disease-associated interstitial lung ... LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Comparison #Table ... #Pulmonary #Rheumatology
Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Large subpleural consolidation with static air bronchograms.

Dr. Stephen Alerhand @SAlerhand

#Pneumonia #Lung #POCUS #Ultrasound
Pneumonia on Lung ... @SAlerhand #Pneumonia ... #Lung #POCUS #Ultrasound ... Bronchograms #Clinical #Pulmonary
Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
Table 3: Description of
ultrasound for ... diagnosis of Pneumocystis ... jirovecii pneumonia ... ultrasound findings ... #EBM #Diagnosis
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
for enumerating differentials ... smoking. structural lung ... MAC (structural lung ... #Differential # ... Causes #Agents #Diagnosis
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... abscess, Necrotizing Pneumonia ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary ... #differential