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Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
standing erect, the pulmonary ... The pulmonary vascular ... during a period of CHF ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Cephalization
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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normal (95%) • CXR ... Confirm when ElA is positive ... in response to positive ... Urine & Blood & CSF ... Diagnosis #workup #infectiousdiseases
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: Age>60, CKD, CHF ... heart failure, positive ... fluid balance, and CXR ... with pulmonary
Pulmonary Infarct with Subpleural Consolidation on Lung POCUS
PoCUS shows small R pleural effusion & subpleural consolidation-->lowered
Pulmonary Infarct ... PoCUS shows small ... threshold for cxr ... latter returned positive ... Herbst @EUSmkh #Pulmonary
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
a patient with CHF ... Other signs of CHF ... redistribution of pulmonary ... magnification and high position ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Based on the CXR that you just saw, you could have made the diagnosis of congestive
Based on the CXR ... The pulmonary vessels ... has changed in position ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #InterstitialEdema
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Sources: 
 • Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
Pulmonary Sporotrichosis ... - Symptoms, CXR ... CSF similar to TB ... schenckii #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
supine or erect position ... left decubitus position ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Alveolar ... #Pulmonary #Edema
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
The Disease: • Pulmonary ... adjacent to the focus ... pleural fluid, BAL, CSF ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
host): • Chronic pulmonary ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... India ink prep CSF ... infection have positive ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases