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Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
diseases in HIV/AIDS ... edema; ARDS, Metastatic ... tuberculosis Infectious ... ID_fellows #HIVAIDS ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... • CD4 < 200: Pulmonary ... /- High res CT chest ... #Infections #HIVAIDS
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
, Advanced HIV/AIDS ... , CGD) Clinical ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... this morphology Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Immune Reconstitution ... of HIV/AIDS patients ... be present: • AIDS ... noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS ... Preventing Clinical ... and preventing clinical ... opportunistic #infections ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Mild Infections (Such As Focal Pneumonia or asymptomatic patients
Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS ... (Diffuse Pulmonary ... • Use until clinical ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Crazy Paving on Chest CT
 • Thickened interlobular septa in a background of diffuse GGO's.
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Crazy Paving on Chest ... pna, pulm hge, ARDS ... Sign #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Crazy Paving is a combination of ground glass opacity with superimposed septal thickening (5).
It was first
pneumonia (COP/BOOP) - Infection ... Bronchoalveolarca (BAC) - Pulmonary ... heart failure, ARDS ... , AIP) #Clinical ... #Radiology #CTChest
Notice that even within each lobe there is a gravity dependent difference in density.
This is only
exsudate due to infection ... capillary leak like in ARDS ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF # ... Alveolar #Pulmonary
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... organizing pneumonia, ARDS ... Pleuritic chest ... failure - Infectious ... macrophages Treatment