9 results
CAP, HCAP, HAP and VAP - Diagnosis and Treatment

HCAP & CAP – those presenting to the
CAP, HCAP, HAP and ... VAP - Diagnosis ... HCAP & CAP – those ... #Pneumonia #Acquired ... #Community #Diagnosis
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Inpatient and Outpatient Treatment Regimens
 • Outpatient, no significant comorbidities
 • Outpatient,
Community Acquired ... Pneumonia - Inpatient ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #CAP ... #Community #Acquired ... #management #pulmonary
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Severity and Prognosis
Criteria for Severe CAP - Severe CAP present in 1
Community Acquired ... Criteria for Severe CAP ... - Severe CAP present ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #CAP ... #Community #Acquired
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
(COP) Cryptogenic ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... DDX: • CAP, ... Treatment: • ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
Community Acquired ... History in favor of CAP ... - Severe CAP present ... #Community #Acquired ... #Pneumonia #diagnosis
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
azithromycin Beta-lactam ... piperacillin-tazobactam Septic Shock ... disease (severe COPD ... #Acquired #Pneumonia ... #CAP #Antibiotics
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... Pneumonia (CAP) ... Obtain in severe CAP ... #CAP #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary #Community
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... post-ABx, but can ... be community-acquired ... Ileus, Megacolon, Shock ... ciab549 #CDI #Cdiff
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
lytic lesions • Lactate ... • CBC + diff • ... CMP, Ca, LDH, beta ... Bone marrow Treatment ... chemotherapy as required