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Epidemiologic Clues to Unusual Pathogens in Pneumonia

#Diagnosis #Pneumonia #History #Pathogens #Clues #Infections #Differential #Atypical
Epidemiologic Clues ... to Unusual Pathogens ... in Pneumonia #Diagnosis ... Pneumonia #History #Pathogens ... #Clues #Infections
Septic Arthritis - Pathogens and Clinical Clues

Staphylococcus aureus 
Streptococcal spp. 
Neisseria gonorrhoeae 
Aerobic/Anaerobic 
Gram-negative bacteria 
Brucellosis
Septic Arthritis - Pathogens ... and Clinical Clues ... Septic #Arthritis #Pathogens ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Radiographic patterns of pneumonia and pathogens to consider.

Cannot be entirely relied upon.  However, they can
pneumonia and pathogens ... provide useful clues ... the differential diagnosis ... #Differential #Pathogens
Clues to Differential Diagnosis of Central Cyanosis: Onset of cyanosis, Clubbing, Secondary erythrocytosis, Auscultation, X-ray, Echocardiography,
Clues to Differential ... Diagnosis of Central ... heart defect - Pulmonary ... diseases - Pulmonary ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Flail Chest on Physical Exam

Anterior flail chest post MVA, see seatbelt sign as another clue

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#Flail
sign as another clue ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video ... #trauma #pulmonary
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Leptospirosis Pathogen ... failure • Severe pulmonary ... disease ARDS Diagnosis ... #microbiology #diagnosis
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
for alternate diagnoses ... respiratory viral pathogen ... deficiency for newly diagnosed ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
 •
Differential Diagnosis ... typical pneumonia pathogens ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pulmonary #CXR
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
- Is the most pathogenic ... likely to cause pulmonary ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
stigmata of cor pulmonale ... • Pulmonary artery ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... growing uncommon pathogens ... #differential #diagnosis