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Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
Community Acquired ... complicated by septic shock ... criteria: Septic shock ... #Acquired #Pneumonia ... #diagnosis #signs
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
blastomycosis – resembles community-acquired ... presentation of TB, lung ... Absence of mediastinal ... blastomycosis • Diagnosis ... #Blastomyces #diagnosis
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
Lung sliding & pneumonia ... The differential diagnosis ... Example is acquired ... #absence #Lung ... clinical #ultrasound #pulmonary
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis ... Management Pneumonia Signs ... Management #treatment #Pulmonary ... #Community #Acquired
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... blood cells in the lung ... pressure), - Absence ... • Signs/Symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
systemic sx + signs ... day, followed by long ... w/in 24 hours) required ... depending on presence/absence ... GCA #Temporal #Signs
Basics of Waveform Capnography
Waveform capnography assesses ventilation by monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide
Can use measurement and morphology
the heart to the lung ... oscillations - Sign ... indicate: - Shock ... interpretation #patterns #diagnosis ... #pulmonary
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
beneficial when required ... Pulmonary Artery ... • PULMONARY A ... precede other signs ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... Several of the diagnoses ... considering the diagnosis ... amount of force is required ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung