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Strongyloides stercoralis L3 (filariform) larvae - bronchoalveolar lavage fluid microscopy

Bobbi Pritt, MD @ParasiteGal

#Strongyloides #stercoralis #filariform #larvae
Strongyloides stercoralis ... ParasiteGal #Strongyloides ... filariform #larvae #BAL
Strongyloides stercoralis on Microscopy (BAL)

Dr. Kushal Vaishnani @k_vaishnani

#Strongyloides #stercoralis #clinical #Microscopy #microbiology #parasite #BAL #lavage
Strongyloides stercoralis ... on Microscopy (BAL ... @k_vaishnani #Strongyloides ... microbiology #parasite #BAL
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Differential Diagnosis ... • Labs: CBC, cr ... , anti-CCP • CXR ... Bronchoscopy with serial BAL ... #differential #diagnosis
Bronchopneumonia Consolidation Pattern on Chest X-Ray

Patchy areas of consolidation that may be initially limited to one
Devpriyo Pal @drdevrad ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Garland Triad on Chest X-Ray in Sarcoidosis 
aka Pawnbroker's Sign - Right paratracheal and bilateral hilar
Devpriyo Pal @drdevrad ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Ventilator Troubleshooting Summary
High PIP, nl Pplat:
 - DDx: Tubing problem, Bronchospasm, Secretions
 - Next Steps: Check
Next Steps: BS, CXR ... - Next Steps: Bag ... , BS, CXR, CTPE ... Troubleshooting #diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Non-Specific CXR ... Asthma - Abnormal CXR ... Anomaly - Normal CXR ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis of Wheezing
 • Extrathoracic (wheezing Is typically inspiratory): Anaphylaxis, Vocal cord pathology, Laryngeal stenosis,
Differential Diagnosis ... Strongyloides, Ascaris ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
gondii (CD4<50), Strongyloides ... Evaluation: Imaging (CXR ... Blood and sputum cx ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis
Proposed Algorithm for Diagnosing Sarcoidosis
Highly suggestive Clinicoradiological Findings → Clinical diagnosis (without biopsy) e.g. Löfgren's syndrome
Suggestive
Algorithm for Diagnosing ... Findings → Clinical diagnosis ... BAL) • Exclusion ... Sarcoidosis #Algorithm #diagnosis