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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Travelers from ... Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... Cough, dyspnea - Pneumonia ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Non-Resolving Pneumonias ... psittaci/avian, leptospirosis ... yersinia/rats, Q fever ... ) - Returning travelers ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
to Eosinophilic Lung ... Fungal, parasites; Travel ... #Diseases #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
cough, dyspnea, fever ... - Imaging: • CXR ... - Diagnosis: ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... : • 80% have fever ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
disease-associated interstitial lung ... OP: organizing pneumonia ... LungDisease #CTILD #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #Pulmonary
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
B-Lines in case of Pneumonia ... healthy pt with fever ... immunosuppression, travel ... sliding: Pulmonary ... NOT definitively diagnose
Air Bronchograms in Pneumonia on Lung Ultrasound

Pearl: When lung looks like liver, it's never a good
Bronchograms in Pneumonia ... like liver, it's never ... CXR in video for ... comparison. ... clinical #pocus #Pulmonary
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... detected on CT or CXR ... oxygenation in pneumonia ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Lobar pneumonia ... with cough and fever ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR