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Pediatric community acquired pneumonia diagnosis and management. #CAP #pediatrics #pneumonia #PNA #ID #pedsID
Pediatric community ... acquired pneumonia ... diagnosis and management ... CAP #pediatrics #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
CAP, HCAP, HAP and VAP - Diagnosis and Treatment

HCAP & CAP – those presenting to the
HAP and VAP - Diagnosis ... hospital with pneumonia ... that developed pneumonia ... #Acquired #Community ... #Diagnosis #Management
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
pneumonia Atypical ... piperacillin-tazobactam Septic Shock ... only in selected cases ... #Acquired #Pneumonia ... Antibiotics #Coverage #Management
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 ... Management Pneumonia ... #CAP #Diagnosis ... #Acquired
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
- Sporadic cases ... blastomycosis – resembles community-acquired ... pneumonia with ... • Management ... #management #summary
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
and Management ... Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... Perforation) Pathophysiology ... post-ABx, but can be community-acquired ... Ileus, Megacolon, Shock
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Causes of Fever ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Bacteremia/Septic Shock ... Cell Mediated Immunity ... #Algorithm #Causes
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
frequent and severe community-acquired ... infections: Pneumonia ... and M panel Management ... DDX - Other causes ... #management