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Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Pharmacologic treatment ... Obstructive Lung Disease ... ; FEV1: forced expiratory ... #Management #Pulmonary ... #COPD #GOLD2017
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Disease Initial ... disease (COPD) ... ; FEV1, forced expiratory ... #COPD #Treatment ... #Algorithm #Management
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Pseudo-hemoptysis = upper respiratory ... Interventions - Cold ... Saline (50 Cc Ns ... #treatment #workup ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
self-limiting respiratory ... tissue, skeleton, CNS ... meninges and spinal cord ... disease: no treatment ... #summary #fungal
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS ... vori Infectious Diseases ... #treatment #fungal
Pulmonary Histoplasmosis
Quick Facts on Histoplasma capsulatum:
 • Dimorphic fungi, in yeast phase within the body
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Pulmonary Histoplasmosis ... • Dimorphic fungi ... common endemic fungal ... corticosteroids for respiratory ... capsulatum #diagnosis #management
Empyema Necessitans (EN) on Chest Wall Physical Examination

Pulmonary teaching case: you are called to the bedside
most common) - Fungus ... Fusobacterium Treatment ... Necessitans #EN #Chest #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #pulmonary #respiratory
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute respiratory ... extrapulmonary disease ... especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... #Diagnosis #Management
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
• Dimorphic fungus ... • The fungus ... camping) The Disease ... : • Pulmonary ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management