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Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Microbiology
 • Typicals: Strep pneumoniae, H influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Staph aureus,
Community Acquired ... Pneumonia (CAP) ... MERS-COV, SARS-COV-1, ... StanfordChiefs #Community #Acquired ... #differential #diagnosis
Shock - Pathophysiology 
Inadequate tissue perfusion to meet O2, nutrient requirements
1. Distributive Shock
2. Hypovolemic Shock
3. Cardiogenic
Shock - Pathophysiology ... requirements 1. ... Hypovolemic Shock ... #Shock #Pathophysiology ... #differential #diagnosis
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Severity and Prognosis
Criteria for Severe CAP - Severe CAP present in 1
Community Acquired ... CAP present in 1 ... criteria: Septic shock ... CAP #Community #Acquired ... #severe #psi #diagnosis
CAP, HCAP, HAP and VAP - Diagnosis and Treatment

HCAP & CAP – those presenting to the
HAP and VAP - Diagnosis ... and Treatment ... #Acquired #Community ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #InfectiousDisease
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
Community Acquired ... Pneumonia - Presenting ... CAP present in 1 ... criteria: Septic shock ... #Pneumonia #diagnosis
Antibiotic treatment durations for first line antibiotics recommended by Public Health England (PHE) guidance
 • Acute
Antibiotic treatment ... • Community acquired ... pneumonia and CRB65 ... pneumonia and CRB65 ... =1 7-10 days •
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... - Diagnosis and ... Egophony (May appear 1- ... #CAP #Diagnosis ... #Management #treatment
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
community-onset pneumonia ... piperacillin-tazobactam Septic Shock ... - Linezolid 1 ... #Community #Acquired ... #Pneumonia #CAP
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Diagnosis Framework ... Treatment Goals ... : 1) MAP > 60-65 ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... criticalcare #algorithm #treatment
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

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