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Radiographic appearances of pulmonary disease in HIV-infected patients

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase

#ID  #Infectious
Radiographic appearances ... of pulmonary disease ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis ... AIDS #Pneumonia #Pulmonary
Transposition of Great Arteries (TGA) on Chest XRay
 - Oval Shaped Cardiac Silhouette 
 - Narrow
- Increased pulmonary ... Egg-on-a-string appearance ... ChestXRay #Radiology #Diagnosis
ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
) Day 2 - some pulmonary ... with “white lung” appearance ... the differential diagnosis ... of pulmonary oedema
Pneumothorax Diagnosis on M-Mode

Left Lung: Normal sliding, sandy beach appearance

Right Lung: No lung sliding, Barcode Sign!

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Pneumothorax Diagnosis ... sliding, sandy beach appearance ... #Sign #POCUS #Diagnosis ... Comparison #Clinical #Pulmonary
Tree-in-bud
In centrilobular nodules the recognition of 'tree-in-bud' is of value for narrowing the differential diagnosis.
Tree-in-bud describes
the differential diagnosis ... describes the appearance ... #Diagnosis #Pathophys ... #Radiology #Pulmonary
Capnography Waveforms
Sudden loss of waveform
 • ET tube disconnected, dislodged, kinked or obstructec
 • Loss of
Bronchospasm ("Shark-fin" appearance ... Sedation #Diagnosis ... #EndTidalCO2 #pulmonary
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
waves caused by pulmonary ... There is an appearance ... inspiration, giving the appearance ... the underlying diagnosis
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Radiographic appearances ... of pulmonary diseases ... Drug toxicity, Pulmonary ... Metastatic disease, Pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
TB: Tree-in-bud appearance ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary
Pulmonary Nodule
Evaluation is guided by nodule size & assessment of probability of malignancy. In addition is
Pulmonary Nodule ... yield of available diagnostic ... Focal pulmonary ... ground glass in appearance ... 70% to 90% for a diagnosis