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Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
inoculation • Clinical ... blastomycosis – resembles community-acquired ... presentation of TB, lung ... Absence of mediastinal ... #Blastomyces #diagnosis
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
The differential diagnosis ... Example is acquired ... #absence #Lung ... pneumonia #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #pulmonary
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... least 1-2 cm) is required ... day, followed by long ... w/in 24 hours) required ... depending on presence/absence
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... change in the lungs ... fever • Septic shock ... Meningitis, septic arthritis ... nails, bronchi, lungs