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Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... embolism, Pulm edema ... #workup #diagnosis ... #evaluation #differential
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 ... oedema due to heart ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
, to differentiate ... infection, ARDS ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Consolidation #Differential
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
diseases in HIV ... edema; ARDS, Metastatic ... tuberculosis Infectious ... #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #chestCT
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Hemoptysis, Peripheral edema ... Diagnosis for Pulmonary ... allopurinol), Infection ... anti-ANCA ab, anti-GBM ... , anti-CCP • CXR
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Inferomedial temporal lobes ... + mass effect/Edema ... #differential # ... diagnosis #AIDS
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic cough • Hypoxia ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Differential Diagnosis ... the right middle lobe ... respiratory failure or ARDS ... dyspnea, tachypnea, hypoxemia ... #differential #diagnosis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
/AIDS patients ... be present: • AIDS ... (fever, cough, hypoxia ... and peripheral edema ... Leishmaniasis Differential
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
myalgias, HoTN, edema ... - pulmonary opacities ... initiation • Differential ... Diagnosis: Infection ... • Steroids: IV