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Outpatient Treatment of with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
No comorbidities or risk factors for MRSA or Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
Outpatient Treatment ... with Community-Acquired ... Pneumonia (CAP) ... fluoroquinolone #IDSA ... #Outpatient #CAP
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Severity and Prognosis
Criteria for Severe CAP - Severe CAP present in 1
Community Acquired ... criteria: Septic shock ... Leukopenia (WBC < 4000 cells ... platelet <100k cells ... #Community #Acquired
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
cells can infiltrate ... can indicate disease ... AIHA • Pure red cell ... microglobulin Treatment ... workup #oncology #hematology
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
Community Acquired ... complicated by septic shock ... criteria: Septic shock ... platelet <100k cells ... #Community #Acquired
Acquired von Willebrand Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management
 • Autoantibodies to vWF: Lymphoproliferative disorders (e.g. lymphoma,
Acquired von Willebrand ... adsorption onto cancer cells ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Acquired ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #hematology #differential
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... post-ABx, but can ... be community-acquired ... Tx Management (IDSA ... Ileus, Megacolon, Shock
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
more diffuse, can ... ~10% - B-Cell ... Responsive to Treatment ... growth, response to treatment ... pathophysiology #Hematology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Activation of CD8 T cells ... Purtilo (XLP) Acquired ... Unknown cause Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
megaloblastic anemia Treatment ... Consider stem cell ... Complications: • Can ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #hematology
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... count < 4,000 cells ... procalcitonin level Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... Pulmonary #Community #Acquired