8 results
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... 38 degrees • Chills ... Cryptococcus - Coccidioides
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... : Halo sign Coccidioides ... • Polymorphic skin ... , • Multiple skin ... #Infections #HIV
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... cavitating pneumonia, skin ... Fever, chills, lack ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... vasculitis vs infection ... required due to skip ... day, followed by long ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
, and photoxic skin ... use lead to skin ... tolerable • Limited clinical ... Coccidioidomycosis #coccidioides ... #valleyfever #management
Antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis
Fluconazole
 - Benefits: Low cost/tolerable
, and photoxic skin ... use lead to skin ... Weaknesses: Limited clinical ... #pharmacology #management ... #treatment #coccidioides
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... change in the lungs ... • Serology for Coccidioides ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Summary of Monkeypox: Current Knowledge as of May 2022
 • What is Monkeypox?
 • Origins of
5–21 days • Clinical ... Fever (>90%), chills ... - Case-fatality ... material from skin ... Monkeypox #diagnosis #management