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Causes of no Lung Sliding - Differential Diagnosis
 • Massive atelectasis - If the lung is
adhesions (ARDS, pneumonia ... If the visceral pleura ... to the parietal pleura ... palsy - If the diaphragm ... lungs and the pleural
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
cavity above the diaphragm ... indicative of pleural ... the absence of pleural ... cut off at the diaphragm ... POCUS #Clinical #Pleural
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
tuberculosis, Bacterial pneumonia ... , Cryptococcal pneumonia ... Aspergillus Pneumonia ... - 20% of pneumonias ... , pleural effusion
Characteristics of Selected Pneumonias

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). Gram-positive diplococci. 
Haemophilus influenzae. Pleomorphic gram-negative coccobacilli. 
Staphylococcus aureus. Plump
Characteristics of Selected Pneumonias ... Streptococcus pneumoniae ... Klebsiella pneumoniae ... Mycoplasma pneumoniae ... #Pneumonia #Patterns
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia ... Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia ... of organizing pneumonia ... Rare: pleural effusions ... , pleural thickening
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
Pleural effusion ... contour of the diaphragm ... way to detect pleural ... proximity to the diaphragm ... large amount of pleural
Lung Ultrasound for Diagnosing Pneumonia - Scan through 6 zones (3 per side) 1. Midclavicular line
for Diagnosing Pneumonia ... axilla to the diaphragm ... #POCUS #Lung #Pneumonia
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Microbiology
 • Typicals: Strep pneumoniae, H influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Staph aureus,
Community Acquired Pneumonia ... Typicals: Strep pneumoniae ... Legionella, Mycoplasma pneumoniae ... , Chlamydia pneumoniae ... Community #Acquired #Pneumonia
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
LESIONS - Bacterial pneumonia ... - Viral pneumonia ... Atypical bacterial pneumonia ... Atypical bacterial pneumonia ... Aspergillosis PLEURAL
POCUS appearance of Pleural thickening at right base. (patient was referred as possible pleural effusion, referral
appearance of Pleural ... referred as possible pleural ... compared to normal pleura ... #Pleural #Thickening