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Empyema on POCUS

89-year-old male with fever and dyspnea. Lung ultrasound reveals what chest x-ray hides -
Empyema on POCUS ... 89-year-old ... with fever and dyspnea ... #Pulmonary #Loculated ... #Pleural #Effusion
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Causes of Dyspnea ... Atelectasis • Emphysema ... • Interstitial lung ... : • Pleural effusion ... #Causes
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
pleural effusion ... goals of assessing lung ... there are any signs ... #Malignant #Pleural ... #Algorithm #Management
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
infiltration damages tear ... effusion on CXR ... inflammation tends to cause ... disease/pulmonary ... pathophysiology #signs
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... hemoptysis • Dyspnea ... organ system: • Pleura ... tracheobronchial stenosis, malignancy ... Tuberculin skin test
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
tuberculosis infections/year ... hemoptysis • Dyspnea ... organ system: • Pleura ... tracheobronchial stenosis, malignancy ... Tuberculin skin test
Management of patients with known or suspected malignant pleural effusion (MPE) - An Official ATS/STS/STR Clinical
pleural effusion ... goals of assessing lung ... there are any signs ... #Algorithm #Effusion ... #Pleural #Pulmonary
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
• CT: Halo sign ... factor • May cause ... infiltrates, mimicking TB ... Focal pneumonia, pleural ... effusion, or bronchitis