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Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchiectasis, sinusitis ... signs of chronic sinusitis ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... mycobacteria Treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... cause: Aspiration pneumonia ... for Klebsiella pneumonia ... residual lesion or is ... #Abscess #pulmonary
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
IDSA Recommendations ... illness usually is ... against Pneumocystis pneumonia ... #Prevention #Treatment ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Mild Infections (Such As Focal Pneumonia or asymptomatic patients
IDSA Recommendations ... (Such As Focal Pneumonia ... (Diffuse Pulmonary ... #Prevention #Treatment ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
• Itraconazole is ... 60%) • Sinusitis ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
the majority of infections ... SIow growing, Long ... Meningitis (13%), Pneumonia ... Treatment: • 50% ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... starting amiodarone treatment ... failure - Infectious ... macrophages Treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment of Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
IDSA Recommendations ... Prevention and Treatment ... every 3 months) is ... opportunistic #infections ... HIVAIDS #management #pharmacology