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Nocardiosis - Nocardia spp
Pathogen: Filamentous gram-positive branching rod, grows in acid fast staining and anaerobic conditions
Clinical
grows in acid fast staining ... anaerobic conditions Clinical ... involved) 32% • Pulmonary ... Nocardiosis #Nocardia #diagnosis
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
for alternate diagnoses ... • Sputum gram stain ... deficiency for newly diagnosed ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... result with no clinical ... • The goal of diagnosing ... used to exclude pulmonary ... infection • AFB stain
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
• HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... : • Acid-fast staining ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
• HIV: 2/3 pulmonary ... characteristic features Clinical ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... : • Acid-fast staining ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
HIV-infected patients starting ... noncompliance • Clinical ... initiation Clinical ... Lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... Guidelines recommend starting
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
revealed multiple pulmonary ... area in Panel B; staining ... highlighted on silver staining ... patient received a diagnosis ... #NEJM #clinical
GOLD 2009 guidelines for therapy at each stage of COPD
#Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD #Staging #Severity
stage of COPD #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pulmonary ... #COPD #GOLD #Staging
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis ... aeruginosa Clinical ... Pretreatment Gram stain ... in adults with clinically ... Management #treatment #Pulmonary
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Important Fungal Stains ... analine blue) dye stains ... silver (GMS) - Stains ... #Fungal #Stains ... #diagnosis #fungi