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Community Acquired Pneumonia Mimics

- Dr. Emma Levine @EmmaHLevine

#CAP #Mimics #differential #diagnosis #pneumonia
Community Acquired ... Pneumonia Mimics ... EmmaHLevine #CAP #Mimics ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pneumonia
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
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... - Diagnosis and ... #CAP #Diagnosis ... Management #treatment #Pulmonary ... #Community #Acquired
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
blastomycosis – resembles community-acquired ... pneumonia with ... blastomycosis – can mimic ... blastomycosis • Diagnosis ... #Blastomyces #diagnosis
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
Lung sliding & pneumonia on POCUS
The differential diagnosis for absence of lung sliding includes pneumonia; however,
on POCUS The differential ... diagnosis for absence ... Example is acquired ... #ultrasound #pulmonary ... #mimics
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
The Disease: • Pulmonary ... Acute / Chronic Pneumonia ... Lesion may mimic ... adjacent to the focus ... cerebellum Diagnosis