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Equipment Checklist for Peritonsillar Abscess (PTA) Drainage: 
 • 18g spinal needle with sheath guard, with
Equipment Checklist ... for Peritonsillar ... Abscess (PTA) Drainage ... Drainage #Equipment ... Supplies #Checklist #Management
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
, fungi (e.g., Candida ... mental status DIAGNOSIS ... Prompt removal/drainage ... source (e.g., abscess ... Septic #Shock #Diagnosis
Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI)

Invasive fungal infections are severe infections in which fungal pathogens invade normally sterile
Common Pathogens Candida ... when feasible Management ... infected catheters or drainage ... of abscesses Selection ... mortality #candida
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
in New York and Canada ... adjacent to the focus ... cerebellum Diagnosis ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis ... #management #treatment