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Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
Interstitial pneumonias ... is interstitial pneumonia ... PCP Mycoplasma pneumonia ... This was a PCP-infection ... #PJP #RadiologyAssistant
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... Community Acquired Pneumonia ... community-acquired pneumonia ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Pharmacology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... , Cryptococcal pneumonia ... - 20% of pneumonias ... Microsporidium #Lung #Infections ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Transplant Infections ... Streptococcus pneumonia ... #Transplant #Infections ... diagnosis #causes #infectiousdiseases
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
post-obstructive pneumonia ... - Chronic post-infection ... like organizing pneumonia ... chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Bacteremia Quick Reference - Treatment Duration

Gram Negative Bacteremia:
 • Avoid: Aminoglycosides and tigecycline
 • Catheters should
thrombophlebitis, IE, infection ... of metastatic infection ... Streptococcus Pneumoniae ... Management #Duration #infectiousdiseases
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection ... United States • Pneumonic ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
Cavitation - Pneumonia ... virulent pyogenic infections ... granulomatous infection ... seen in viral pneumonia ... CavitaryPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
the majority of infections ... Meningitis (13%), Pneumonia ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
such as lymphoma, infection ... cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... Cryptogenic #Organizing #Pneumonia ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant