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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
or signs. ... Retinitis (Most common cause ... Hepatitis, Portal vein ... Pancreatitis • Pulmonary ... #symptoms
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
Associated Lung Ultrasound ... sliding/barcode sign ... pleura in severe cases ... A-Lines - Deep Vein ... #Lung #POCUS #ultrasound
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
e.g., CXR, CT, ultrasound ... procalcitonin) - Pulmonary ... symptoms (e.g., ... chest pain) and signs ... Diagram #Diagnosis #Pulmonolary
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 • Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barré, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 • Renal:
Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea, Nausea ... Thromboembolism: Deep vein ... thrombosis, Pulmonary ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms #SARSCOV2
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... onset, posterior location ... shoulder girdle symptoms ... thrombophilia, neurologic signs ... /symptoms in non-arterial
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
10,000 ft) • Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms ... - The classic signs ... and systemic veins
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
BLUE-protocol combines signs ... associates them with a location ... Algorithm #Dyspnea #CriticalCare ... #POCUS #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
: • Recurrent infection ... Chronic inflammation causes ... inflammation Symptoms ... Most Common Causes ... Nasal polyps and signs
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
BLUE-protocol combines signs ... associates them with a location ... Algorithm #Dyspnea #CriticalCare ... #POCUS #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Ultrasound
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
in a specific location ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs ... #Symptoms