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Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... : • Upper lung ... Legionella: • Nausea ... factor • May cause ... reported in 100% of cases
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
your grand rounds/cases ... smoking. structural lung ... Burkholderia — structural lung ... MAC (structural lung ... #Microbiology #Causes
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... Bird fanciers' lung ... ILD caused by inhalation ... (coal workers' lung ... differential #pulmonary #causes
Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
Table 3: Description of
Point-of-care lung ... ultrasound for ... Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia ... ultrasound findings ... Pneumocystis #jirovecii #Pneumonia
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
anteriorly in the left lung ... consolidation due to a pneumonia ... caused by Sterptococcus ... pneumoniae. ... Radiology #CXR #Pneumonia
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... weight loss or long ... include the list of causes ... caused by Streptcoccus ... pneumoniae.
Causes of Cough and Hemoptysis
Acute Inflammation 
 - Laryngitis 
 - Tracheobronchitis 
 - Mycoplasma and
Causes of Cough ... Mycoplasma and Viral Pneumonias ... - Bacterial Pneumonias ... Tuberculosis - Lung ... Cancer of the Lung
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Lung Disease - ... Metastases to lung ... #Interstitial #Lung ... Diseases #ILD #Causes
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
of interstitial lung ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... peripheries and lower lung ... Diagnosis: • Lung ... TBNA or Surgical lung
Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Large subpleural consolidation with static air bronchograms.

Dr. Stephen Alerhand @SAlerhand

#Pneumonia #Lung #POCUS #Ultrasound
Pneumonia on Lung ... @SAlerhand #Pneumonia ... #Lung #POCUS #Ultrasound