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Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
diff, Blood and sputum ... , AFB), TB PCR sputum ... , PCP DFA sputum ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
cough • Putrid sputum ... /sour-tasting sputum ... Leukocytosis, anemia • Sputum ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Blood tests and sputum ... cultures (sputum ... antitrypsin deficiency Sputum ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Chronic cough, brown sputum ... Diseases #pulmonary #differential
Filariform larvae of Strongyloides strongylodiasis on sputum microscopy
BMT patient with abd pain and rash. Treated with
strongylodiasis on sputum ... Video of sputum ... strongylodiasis #sputum
Streptococcus pneumoniae on Culture and Sputum Microscopy
 - alpha hemolysis; "P disk," optichin, sensitive
 - Sputum:
on Culture and Sputum ... , sensitive - Sputum ... Microscopy #clinical #sputum
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... cough, bloody sputum ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential
Sputum culture from a patient with Strongyloides hyperinfection.  The larvae burrow through the agar tracking
Sputum culture from ... strongyloidiasis #clinical #sputum
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... for pink, frothy sputum ... edema #causes #differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Microbiologic studies (Sputum ... NTM #Infections #differential