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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 ... #Pneumonia #Patterns ... #Diagnosis #Comparison
Chlamydia trachomatis - Infection of the Newborn
 • Newborns 3-16 weeks old 
 • Afebrile (appears
several weeks) • Tachypnea ... topical) • Pneumonia ... cervicitis, newbom pneumonia ... Chlamydophila pneumoniae ... (mild pneumonia
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
consolidation due to a pneumonia ... Sterptococcus pneumoniae ... Radiology #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
No Fever, No Tachypnea ... Fever, Tachypnea ... • Bacterial pneumonia ... Atypical or viral pneumonia
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
Interstitial pneumonias ... is interstitial pneumonia ... PCP Mycoplasma pneumonia ... #Interstitial #Pneumonia ... #PJP #RadiologyAssistant
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Tachypnea - Differential ... Definitions • Tachypnea ... Pulmonary Causes of Tachypnea ... Asthma • COPD • Pneumonia ... Cardiac Causes of Tachypnea
Causes of Respiratory Distress in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Premature Newborn
 - Normal CXR:
• Transient Tachypnea ... (TTNB) • Pneumonia ... Sepsis* • Pneumonia ... • Transient Tachypnea
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... lobar or segmental pneumonia ... an acute lobar pneumonia ... by Streptcoccus pneumoniae ... #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... HighAttenuation #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
The infant with tachypnea ... Bronchiolitis - Pneumonia ... Pediatrics #Infant #Tachypnea