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Community Acquired Pneumonia - Inpatient and Outpatient Treatment Regimens
 • Outpatient, no significant comorbidities
 • Outpatient,
Community Acquired ... and Outpatient Treatment ... #Acquired #Pneumonia ... Inpatient #Outpatient #Treatment ... #management #pulmonary
Macrolides - Erythromycin, Clarithromycin, Azithromycin - Antibiotics Class Overview

50S Ribosomal Inhibitor (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Atypical organisms
Macrolides - Erythromycin ... exacerbations, community-acquired ... Used for MAC treatment ... #Antibiotics #Review ... Overview #Macrolides #Erythromycin
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 ... despite appropriate treatment ... IDSA 2021 CDI Treatment
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... procalcitonin level Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #Pulmonary #Community ... #Acquired
Sulfonamides - Antibiotics Class Overview

BACTRIM/SEPTRA (TMP/SMX) - inhibit sequential steps in Folate synthesis --> bacteriostatic

Spectrum: Wide
choice, both for treatment ... prophylaxis), Community-acquired ... #Antibiotics #Review
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... auto-transfusion and relief ... management #cardiology #treatment
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
host): • Chronic pulmonary ... Histoplasmosis Treatment ... nonspecific • DX relies ... Mucormycosis Treatment ... fever • Septic shock