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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Anion gap? ... gap, Delta-delta ... : Anion Gap (AG ... Gap = AG + 2.5( ... or restrictive lung
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... • CT: Halo sign ... : • Upper lung ... cough, myalgia • Lung ... Microsporidium #Lung
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
Pathogens in Pneumonia ... obstruction) - Grp ... smoking. structural lung ... Burkholderia — structural lung ... MAC (structural lung
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
Sign on Chest CT ... leading into a lung ... , pulm AVM, GPA ... #Vessel #Sign #CT ... #diagnosis #radiology
Lung Segment Anatomy Annotated on Chest CT
Right Lung:
 • Upper Lobe: Apical, Posterior, Anterior
 • Middle
Annotated on Chest CT ... bronchopulmonary-segments-annotated-ct ... lang=us #Lung # ... Segments #Chest #CT ... pulmonary #clinical #radiology
Halo Sign on Chest CT
 • SPN or mass surrounded by a circumferential GGO
 • DDx:
Sign on Chest CT ... mueormycosis, GPA ... #Halo #Sign #CT ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Start with the Anion ... Gap (AG). 2) Next ... Diagnosis: • Anion ... Ingestion • Non-Anion ... depression, Obstructive 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 ... Sterptococcus pneumoniae ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
of interstitial lung ... peripheries and lower lung ... Diagnosis: • Lung ... TBNA or Surgical lung ... COP DDX: • CAP
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
infections according to CT-scan ... LESIONS - Bacterial pneumonia ... - Viral pneumonia ... oxtvmJe1RmlxFFJpzgymkqdNRFOw%3D%3D #CT ... Patterns #Pulmonary #Lung