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Community Acquired Pneumonia - Severity and Prognosis
Criteria for Severe CAP - Severe CAP present in 1
Community Acquired ... criteria: Septic shock ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #CAP #Community ... #Acquired #Pneumonia ... #severe #psi #diagnosis
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
Community Acquired ... Pneumonia - Presenting ... criteria: Septic shock ... #Acquired #Pneumonia ... #diagnosis #signs
Pneumonia on POCUS

Otherwise healthy 12mo-old w/ fever. Linear & phased array viewing the lung (subpleural &
Pneumonia on POCUS ... PoCUS demonstrates ... >1cm, supports diagnosis ... of community-acquired ... Herbst @EUSmkh #Pneumonia
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
- Differential Diagnosis ... Bacteremia/Septic Shock ... Cell Mediated Immunity ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
late adulthood • Diagnosis ... frequent and severe community-acquired ... infections: Pneumonia ... conditions Diagnosis ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology