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How to Determine a Contaminant vs True Infection 

What is the organism? Most 
common contaminants:
to Determine a Contaminant ... What is the organism ... Most common contaminants ... Can check antibiograms ... Contamination #Diagnosis #BCx
Pneumonia - Causative Organisms
 • CAP - Typical, Atypical, Endemic
 • Aspiration
 • Decreased Immunity
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Pneumonia - Causative ... OrganismsCAP ... , VAP - CMC IM ... differential #diagnosis #organisms ... #causative #algorithm
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
‘broaden’ this coverage ... holes” in their coverage ... and put actual organism ... We can combine these ... #antibiogram #pharmacology
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Acquired Pneumonia (CAP ... Multidrug-Resistant Organisms ... Yield of blood CX ... MRSA: Add MRSA coverage ... Aeruginosa: Add coverage