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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
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Pleuritic CP ... : • Upper lung ... #differential #diagnosis
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
of interstitial lung ... - Imaging: • CXR ... - Diagnosis: ... ANA, RF, CCP, CPK ... pulmonary #ILD #diagnosis
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... meropenem) #Lung ... #Abscess #Diagnosis ... Pulmonary #Clinical #CXR ... #ChestXRay
Lung Ultrasound for Diagnosing Pneumonia - Scan through 6 zones (3 per side) 1. Midclavicular line
Lung Ultrasound ... for Diagnosing Pneumonia ... the diaphragm #Diagnosis ... #PICU #POCUS #Lung ... #Pneumonia #Assessment
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
immunofluorescence, PCR ... LESIONS - Bacterial pneumonia ... - Viral pneumonia ... Patterns #Pulmonary #Lung ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
B-Lines in case of Pneumonia ... had Mycoplasma pneumonia ... NOT definitively diagnose ... BLines #Bilateral #Pneumonia ... #ultrasound
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
 -
Pulmonary Diseases - Pneumonia ... Radiology #Patterns #Lung ... #CXR #XRay #ChestCT ... #Differential #Diagnosis
A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
A CXR is done. ... What's the diagnosis ... Diagnosis: Cavitary ... consistent w/ lung ... #ChestXRay #Cavitary
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
Point Of Care UltraSound ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #KUB ... #CXR #Sensitivity