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ARDS/VALI progression over the course of 1 week 
 (a) Day 1 - No pathological findings.
consolidations in lower lobes ... structures help in the differential ... diagnosis of pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
, to differentiate ... flow, Kerley B-lines ... infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Differential Bilat ... : Pulmonary edema ... , ARDS, interstitial ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
occipital and parietal lobes ... Reversible course Differential ... disturbance, External lines ... occipital and parietal lobes ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... embolism, Pulm edema ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis ... #evaluation #differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
- Differential ... should be based on clinical ... Inferomedial temporal lobes ... + mass effect/Edema ... #diagnosis #AIDS
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... orthopnea, PND, LE edema ... Avoid ARBs • ICD
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
of right middle lobe ... abscessus • Line ... Disease: Clinical ... Imaging, high res ... NTM #Infections #differential