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Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Source of infection ... empyema based on appearance ... treatment.Had chest ... subacute(on/off) bleeding ... #POCUS #Pulmonary
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Radiographic appearances ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... tuberculosis Infectious ... #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #chestCT
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
Etiologies of pulmonary ... infections according ... #Lung #Infections ... ComputedTomography #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Chest
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... Nodular or cavitary ... bloodstream - seeding ... • Dyspnea, • Chest ... #differential #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... • Large volume feeding ... Abscess Differential ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... in HIV - Differential ... Hyponatremia • Elevated hepatic ... #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Other tests: • CT chest ... confirm DAH, r/o infection ... capillaritis leading ... sparing of the lung ... typically seen on chest
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
aches, joint pain, chest ... , ocular, or disseminated ... change in the lungs ... • Meningitis, septic ... nails, bronchi, lungs