59 results
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Microbiology
 • Typicals: Strep pneumoniae, H influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Staph aureus,
Community Acquired ... Pneumonia (CAP) ... MERS-COV, SARS-COV-1, ... #Pneumonia #CAP ... #Microbiology #differential
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Severity and Prognosis
Criteria for Severe CAP - Severe CAP present in 1
Community Acquired ... - Severe CAP present ... in 1 major criterion ... criteria: Septic shock ... #Community #Acquired
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
Community Acquired ... complicated by septic shock ... in 1 major criterion ... criteria: Septic shock ... #Community #Acquired
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
 -
Shock - Differential ... Treatment Goals ... : 1) MAP > 60-65 ... #Differential # ... criticalcare #algorithm #treatment
Causes of Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Primary Myocardial Processes (> 90%):
 • Acquired structural heart disease: CAD, Most
Processes (> 90%): • Acquired ... heart disease: CAD ... polymorphic VT* • Acquired ... Cardiac #Arrest #cardiology ... #differential #
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Antibiotic Failure - Differential ... Pseudo-cellulitis / "CAP ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... • Secondary to Treatment ... diff) • Hospital-Acquired
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
piperacillin-tazobactam Septic Shock ... Hospitalization for > 1 ... - Linezolid 1 ... #Community #Acquired ... #Pneumonia #CAP
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
Undifferentiated Shock ... Manifestations can ... essential to determine treatment ... Shock can be broken ... #diagnosis #differential
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... post-ABx, but can ... be community-acquired ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Owing to the morbidity and need for urgent treatment, STEMI is the default diagnosis is patients
need for urgent treatment ... of the EKG that can ... : #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... STElevation #STSegment #Differential