18 results
Outpatient Treatment of with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
No comorbidities or risk factors for MRSA or Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
Treatment of with Community-Acquired ... doxycycline or • macrolide ... cephalosporin AND macrolide ... Outpatient #CAP #Community
How herd immunity works - By Theotheredmun

#PatientInfo #Pathophysiology #Policy #Peds #Pediatrics #Herd #Immunity #Vaccination #Spread
How herd immunity ... #PatientInfo #Pathophysiology ... Pediatrics #Herd #Immunity
Infections in Immunocompromised Patients - Differential Diagnosis Summary
Innate Immunity:
 • Neutropenia
 • Phagocytic Deficiencies
 • Complement
Summary Innate Immunity ... Deficiency Adaptive Immunity ... Cell-Mediated Immunity ... T-Cells) • Humoral Immunity ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
diseases - Severe Community ... SCAP severe community-acquired ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases
How dendritic cells (DCs) orchestrate adaptive immunity
1- Sensing of microbial and damage signals by DCs
2- Phenotypic
orchestrate adaptive immunity ... DCs #adaptive #immunity ... #immunology #pathophysiology
Inflammatory Cascade: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Continued Innate Immunity
 • Phagocytosis: (main mechanism) neutrophils and macrophages engulf
Continued Innate Immunity ... destruction Acquired Immunity ... #Inflammation #pathophysiology
CAP, HCAP, HAP and VAP - Diagnosis and Treatment

HCAP & CAP – those presenting to the
Pneumonia #Acquired #Community ... Management #Treatment #InfectiousDisease
The Spectrum of Tuberculosis

As shown in the graphic from our Primer, exposure to M. tuberculosis can
acquired T-cell immunity ... ‏ #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Humoral Immunity - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Antigens (Ag) are produced from pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites)
Humoral Immunity ... contribute to immunity ... exposure #Humoral #Immunity ... #pathophysiology
Septic Arthritis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Notes:
- Septic Arthritis is typically monoarticular & the knee is involved
impaired local immunity ... SepticArthritis #pathophysiology