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Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
purulent nodules Caused ... response to a fungal ... mentagrophytes) Clinical ... Hair loss • Fever ... #Diagnosis #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... : • 80% have fever ... Intervention: - Fevers ... Prevotella • Fungal
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Polysaccharide cell wall component ... infection (IFI) in hematologic ... cut-offs defined in clinical ... admin of mold-active ... post-2010 almost never
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection (NTM) • Fungal ... emboli • Lung abscess ... characteristic features Clinical ... TB: • Fever • ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection (NTM) • Fungal ... emboli • Lung abscess ... characteristic features Clinical ... TB: • Fever • ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
COMMON CAUSES + ... negative bacteria, fungi ... • Symptoms: Fever ... CLINICAL FEATURES ... source (e.g., abscess
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Key Components: ... Assess functional ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... medical and surgical management
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin Lymphoma - Clinical ... • Dyspnea • Fever ... • PET scan - activity ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management
Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI)

Invasive fungal infections are severe infections in which fungal pathogens invade normally sterile
with neutropenia, hematologic ... (most frequent cause ... and may include fever ... when feasible Management ... or drainage of abscesses
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
Diagnosis and Management ... disease of unknown cause ... CLINICAL: • Physical ... with restricted active ... #Rheumatology