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Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
respiratory symptoms • Fever ... infection • Cough, fever ... normal glucose level ... • Isolated fever ... #Diagnosis #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
: • 80% have fever ... decubitus - air fluid level ... Intervention: - Fevers ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
Neutropenic fever ... : - Fever + ANC ... > 4 days → add fungal ... or HSCT - CRS: fever ... therapy - Symptoms: fever
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection (NTM) • Fungal ... Active TB: • Fever ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Debridement and Management ... DDIs/AEs) - Fungus ... benefit > risk - Never ... change of surgical plan ... Joint #Infection #treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection (NTM) • Fungal ... Active TB: • Fever ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... TB #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #ActiveTB
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
Coccidioides): Valley Fever ... Diagnosis • Management ... - Mild pulmonary ... disease: no treatment ... #summary #fungal
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... - Cataract Plan ... days before Pulmonary ... medical and surgical management
Acute Recurrent Pericarditis
= recurrence of Acute Pericarditis (AP) after free interval >4-6 weeks without symptoms, >1/4
RED FLAGS: Fever ... Systemic symptoms: pulmonary ... manifestations, TREATMENT ... Pericarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology