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Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Consolidations ... due to thickened pleura ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... #differential #diagnosis ... #signs #Lung #POCUS
COVID-19 Patterns of Lung Findings on Chest CT
1. Reverse Halo Sign
2. ARDS
3. Crazy-Paving Pattern
4. Bilateral Peripheral
CT 1. ... ARDS 3. ... Consolidation 7. ... #Pulmonary #ChestCT ... #diagnosis
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
diseases in HIV/AIDS ... edema; ARDS, Metastatic ... Actinomyces spp., NHL; Lung ... Castleman's disease • Pleural ... #differential #diagnosis
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... computed tomographic (CT ... lobar collapse, lung ... severity of the ARDS ... >= 5cm H2O #ARDS
Etiologies of pulmonary infections according to CT-scan patterns. 
CMV cytomegalovirus, GM galactomannan, HSV herpes simplex virus,
Aspergillosis CONSOLIDATION ... Aspergillosis PLEURAL ... #Lung #Infections ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Chest
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... blood cells in the lung ... sputum, as well as frank ... respiratory failure or ARDS ... #differential #diagnosis
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
CT: Halo sign ... dyspnea • Lobar consolidation ... Focal pneumonia, pleural ... Infections #HIV #AIDS ... #pulmonary #differential
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
duration is 6 to 12 ... yeast • At risk: AIDS ... fumigatus, A. flavus ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs