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Capnocytophaga
GNR with long fusiform shape.  Fastidious facultative anaerobe that grows slowly and needs enriched agar
C.
Capnocytophaga GNR with long ... = most common cause ... febrilepodcast] #InfectiousDiseases ... Capnocytophaga #Infection #Diagnosis ... #Cats #Dogs #Microbiology
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
9 species, C. canimorsus ... SIow growing, Long ... • Cellulitis: Fever ... #microbiology # ... zoonotic #infectiousdiseases
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
POCUS lung exam ... sliding: Pulmonary ... Lung POCUS shows ... Lung POCUS invaluable ... NOT definitively diagnose
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... • Microbiologic ... #differential #diagnosis ... #infectiousdiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... factor • May cause ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis ... #infectiousdiseases
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... night sweats, fever ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Septic Emboli Cause
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
, verrucous) - Lung ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... night sweats, fever ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Several of the diagnoses ... This post will focus ... bleeding often from a liver ... Most commonly caused ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung