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CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic ... for the causes ... embolus I = infection ... (TB, fungal, staph ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
and Management ... are caused by members ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework BRADI Mnemonic ... Drugs • ICP / Infections ... blocking agent • Shock ... Hyperkalemia Pulmonary
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
- Sporadic cases ... resembles community-acquired ... • Management ... #management #summary ... #fungal
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... polymicrobial infection ... • Most common cause ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Fusarium Infections
Acquired through:
1. Inhalation of airborne conidia > germinates > blood > disseminated
2. Trauma (implantation with
Acquired through ... BCx+ in -40% of cases ... Refractory FUO, Sino-pulmonary ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis ... #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... remains unknown • Final ... Pts: cardiogenic shock
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
: • Direct fungal ... arthroconidia; the fungus ... fever • Septic shock ... InfectiousDiseases #Fungal ... #Diagnosis #Management
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Pulmonary Artery ... cardiac output causes ... • PULMONARY A ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... comparison #challenges #management