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Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... : • Upper lung ... Legionella: • Nausea ... factor • May cause ... reported in 100% of cases
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
your grand rounds/cases ... smoking. structural lung ... Burkholderia — structural lung ... MAC (structural lung ... #Microbiology #Causes
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... Bird fanciers' lung ... ILD caused by inhalation ... (coal workers' lung ... differential #pulmonary #causes
Pediatric Pneumonia on POCUS

Nothing as satisfying as when the normal lung gives way to pneumonia. 

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Pediatric Pneumonia ... on POCUS Nothing ... when the normal lung ... #POCUS #AirBronchograms ... Peds #Clinical #Lung
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
anteriorly in the left lung ... consolidation due to a pneumonia ... caused by Sterptococcus ... pneumoniae. ... Radiology #CXR #Pneumonia
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... weight loss or long ... include the list of causes ... caused by Streptcoccus ... pneumoniae.
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Lung POCUS Young ... POCUS lung exam ... Lung POCUS shows ... Lung POCUS invaluable ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical
Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
Table 3: Description of
Point-of-care lung ... Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia ... EBM #Diagnosis #POCUS ... #Lung #Findings ... Pneumocystis #jirovecii #Pneumonia
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Causes of Cough ... Mycoplasma and Viral Pneumonias ... - Bacterial Pneumonias ... Tuberculosis - Lung ... Cancer of the Lung
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Lung Disease - ... Metastases to lung ... #Interstitial #Lung ... Diseases #ILD #Causes