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Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... and Management Summary ... SOFA and SIRS 1) ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... #treatment #workup
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management Summary ... polymicrobial infection ... Pathophysiology: 1. ... #pulmonary #differential
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... can be community-acquired ... Ileus, Megacolon, Shock ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pathophysiology: 1. ... emboli • Lung abscess ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pathophysiology: 1. ... emboli • Lung abscess ... Tuberculosis: 1. ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Complex (MAC): • Acquired ... patients such as: 1. ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... Exclusion of other diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
clinical suspicion is required ... often small (<1 ... common, Aortic root abscess ... large infarct - Infectious ... #Endocarditis #comparison
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
and Management Summary ... diffusion-perfusion defect (Type 1) ... echocardiography - Assess ... ) on room air Treatment ... #management #treatment
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
within the first 1 ... decrease in HIV-1 ... Lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... lymphadenitis, pulmonary ... osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses
Fusarium Infections
Acquired through:
1. Inhalation of airborne conidia > germinates > blood > disseminated
2. Trauma (implantation with
Acquired through ... : 1. ... Refractory FUO, Sino-pulmonary ... disease: • Optimal treatment ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis