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Pneumonia - Causative Organisms
 • CAP - Typical, Atypical, Endemic
 • Aspiration
 • Decreased Immunity
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Pneumonia - Causative ... OrganismsCAP ... #microbiology #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
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
1. Severity assessed not only by MDF (>32) but also by MELD
Hepatitis - Management Algorithm ... steroid and use ABx coverage ... in severe AH - can ... Hepatitis #Management #Algorithm ... #treatment #hepatology
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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complications can ... Splenomegaly Treatment ... for PV are not curative ... • Treatment is ... • Treatment algorithms
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Multidrug-Resistant Organisms ... procalcitonin level Treatment ... MRSA: Add MRSA coverage ... Aeruginosa: Add coverage ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Diabetic foot infections (DFIs) is a common complication of longstanding diabetes, and it is associated with
the most common causative ... organisms. ... follow antibiotic treatment ... antibiotic therapy can ... antibiotic-resistant organisms
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... more diffuse, can ... Responsive to Treatment ... #algorithm
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
pneumoallergens, can ... summary of the differential ... #Differences #Algorithm ... #Treatment
Orofacial Granulomatosis - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Idiopathic OFG: isolated swelling of the lips, BX+ non-caseating granuloma
Melkersson-Rosenthal
and Management Algorithm ... facial paralysis *Differential ... GPA, Syphilis, Cat-Scratch ... Resolve w Rx of IBD Algorithm ... #treatment
Cutaneous larva migrans skin Rash
25 F recent Caribbean vacation, walked barefoot on sand and now with
Americas. most common causative ... organisms are Ancylostoma ... with pruritus. can ... No treatment is