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Cavitary Lesion with Air-Fluid Level on Chest XRay

70+ year old man with PMH of latent TB
with Air-Fluid Level ... Labeled CXR: ... #Cavitary #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Clinical ... #Pulmonary #Radiology
Monod Sign on Chest CT
 • Air surrounding a fungal ball in a preexisting pulmonary cavity
CTAir surrounding ... cavity • DDx: ... #Monod #Sign #CT ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
mycobacteria which can ... cause pulmonary ... Notice the air-fluid ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
the diagnosis in ... abutting the pleura, air-bronchograms ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... • CT: Halo sign ... fever, cough and cavitary ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Radiology • Miliary ... rarely typical pneumonia ... #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
can be seen on ... the chest film. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Cavity #Pneumonia
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonia ... #CT #Patterns # ... #pulmonary #radiology
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... +/- High res CT ... chest scan), CBC ... Cryptococcal Ag, Urine ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
• Look at the CXR ... cavity? ... since a prior CXR ... ChestTube #Drains #Diagnosis ... #Assessment #Pulmonary