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Community Acquired Pneumonia - Severity and Prognosis
Criteria for Severe CAP - Severe CAP present in 1
Community Acquired ... CAP present in 1 ... criteria: Septic shock ... #Acquired #Pneumonia ... #severe #psi #diagnosis
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... post-ABx, but can be community-acquired ... Ileus, Megacolon, Shock ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
Community Acquired ... Pneumonia - Presenting ... CAP present in 1 ... #Acquired #Pneumonia ... #diagnosis #signs
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
pneumonia Atypical ... piperacillin-tazobactam Septic Shock ... - Linezolid 1 ... #Acquired #Pneumonia ... Antibiotics #Coverage #Management
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... - Diagnosis and ... Management Pneumonia ... Egophony (May appear 1- ... #Pulmonary #Community
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
blastomycosis – resembles community-acquired ... pneumonia with ... • Management ... Amphotericin B for 1- ... #management #summary
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Stages: 1. ... and Dry) - Most common ... Most commonly due ... Classification #types #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare
Shock Classification
Shock Definition: State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Stages: 1. ... Dry): • Most common ... Most commonly due ... Classification #Types #diagnosis ... #management #cold
Common Infections in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients
< 1 Month
 - Infection with antimicrobial-resistant species
 - Donor-derived infection
Common Infections ... Recipients < 1 ... > 6 Months - Community-acquired ... pneumonia, urinary ... Infections #Timeline #Diagnosis
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Affects 1:25,000 ... and 1:50,000 patients ... frequent and severe community-acquired ... infections: Pneumonia ... #management