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Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... in HIV - Differential ... : • Upper lung ... cough, myalgia • Lung ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
for enumerating differentials ... smoking. structural lung ... Burkholderia — structural lung ... MAC (structural lung ... #Differential #
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 #Lingula
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... meropenem) #Lung ... Pulmonary #Clinical #CXR ... #ChestXRay
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Pulmonary Diseases - Pneumonia ... Radiology #Patterns #Lung ... #CXR #XRay #ChestCT ... #Differential #
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
of interstitial lung ... - Imaging: • CXR ... peripheries and lower lung ... Diagnosis: • Lung ... TBNA or Surgical lung
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... pneumonitis, Farmer's lung ... Bird fanciers' lung ... (coal workers' lung ... ILD #diagnosis #differential
Radiographic patterns of pneumonia and pathogens to consider.

Cannot be entirely relied upon.  However, they can
Radiographic patterns of pneumonia ... to broaden the differential ... #Pneumonia #Patterns ... #Radiographic #ChestXRay ... #Differential #
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... lobar or segmental pneumonia ... weight loss or long ... an acute lobar pneumonia ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Pediatric Cough - Differential ... Bronchiolitis - CXR ... • Bacterial pneumonia ... Atypical or viral pneumonia ... #Acute #Cough #Differential