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Differential Diagnosis of Hemoptysis #Diagnosis #EM #IM #InfectiousDisease #Pulmonary #Hemoptysis #Extrapulmonary #Differential #Algorithm #Assessment #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis ... of Hemoptysis #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #InfectiousDisease ... #Pulmonary #Hemoptysis
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Infections • Pulmonary ... count <50 • Pulmonary ... • Other OI's - 2 ... Infections #management #infectiousdiseases
Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
against SARS-CoV-2, ... Coronavirus #SARS-CoV-2 ... Pandemic #Outbreak #InfectiousDiseases ... EmergencyMedicine #Pharmacology
Infective Endocarditis: Modified Duke Criteria
Clinical Criteria: 
1. Two major criteria 
2. One major and three minor
major criteria 2. ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
Tuberculosis #TB #Pulmonary ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Pericardial tamponade, Pulmonary ... embolism 2) Understand ... vasoactive drug pharmacology ... Vasoactive #Drugs #pharmacology ... #inopressors #diagnosis
Opportunistic Infections in HIV/AIDS
Here's a little symptom-based guide to OIs in pts with HIV I made
Hemoptysis - Pulmonary ... Opportunistic #Infections #Diagnosis ... Manifestations #CD4Count #InfectiousDiseases
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (HPS) 

HPS-differential diagnosis:
1. Pulmonary vasculature
2. Diseases of the lung parenchyma
3. Pleura and diaphragm

HPS-diagnosis:
1. Patients
Pulmonary vasculature ... 2. ... liver disease 2. ... HPS #hepatology #pulmonary ... #diagnosis
Chart of Inhalers for Asthma and COPD
 - SABA - Short Acting Beta-2 Agonists
 - SAMA
Short Acting Beta-2 ... Long Acting Beta-2 ... www.pyrls.com #inhalers #pulmonary ... #respiratory #pharmacology
Nocardiosis - Nocardia spp
Pathogen: Filamentous gram-positive branching rod, grows in acid fast staining and anaerobic conditions
Clinical
• Systemic (≥2 ... involved) 32% • Pulmonary ... Nocardiosis #Nocardia #diagnosis ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases