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Head Cheese Sign on Chest CT
 • Juxtaposition of distinct radiographic areas of low, normal and
Head Cheese Sign ... distinct radiographic areas ... of low, normal ... attenuation • DDx: sub-acute ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
common causes of acute ... respiratory failure or ARDS ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms ... Embolism: • Acute
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Pulmonary: dyspnea ... , cough, chest pain ... sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... ), liver (pain/abnormal ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... to 12 weeks for acute ... aches, joint pain, chest ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... level • A low or normal
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
pleural effusions • Acute ... toxicity (e.g., acute ... gradually with symptoms ... Improvement in symptoms ... Eosinophilia • Normal
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
• CT: Halo sign ... Lung Exam: Can be normal ... Constitutional symptoms ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #pulmonary #differential