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Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Inhalation of spores ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... India ink prep CSF ... • Serology for Coccidioides ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
course of treatment ... provide empiric treatment ... infection on the basis ... of CSF chemistries ... is proposed: #Management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
to be in ADHF starts ... with presence of pulmonary ... & Dry) is the treatment ... differential #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides ... periods after rain/storms ... Diagnosis • Management ... - Mild pulmonary ... disease: no treatment
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
and Ohio River basins ... The Disease: • Pulmonary ... pleural fluid, BAL, CSF ... serum/urine Treatment ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management