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Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Suggested Empiric Treatment ... Options for Clinically ... Antipseudomonal/Gram-Negative ... Appropriate #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions ... tuberculous pericardial effusions ... patients with pulmonary ... may have false negative ... #Pericardial #Effusion
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Infections • Pulmonary ... count <50 • Pulmonary ... of starting OI treatment ... Infections #management #infectiousdiseases
This is an oversimplified, hypothetical model to think about time from symptom onset and stages of
determine what treatments ... COVID19 #COVID #infectiousdisease ... #clinical #management ... #treatment
Shark Tail Appearance of Consolidated Lung on Pleural Effusion on POCUS

Dr. David Feller-Kopman @dfellerk

#Pleural #Effusion #pulmonary
Lung on Pleural Effusion ... dfellerk #Pleural #Effusion ... #pulmonary #Lung ... #POCUS #clinical
Spine sign: visualization of the vertebral bodies in the thoracic cavity above the diaphragm indicative of
indicative of pleural effusion ... absence of pleural effusion ... SpineSign #POCUS #Clinical ... #Pleural #Effusion ... #Pulmonary #Lung
Bacteremia Quick Reference - Treatment Duration

Gram Negative Bacteremia:
 • Avoid: Aminoglycosides and tigecycline
 • Catheters should
Quick Reference - Treatment ... Duration Gram Negative ... at 24 hours are negative ... #Bacteremia #Treatment ... Management #Duration #infectiousdiseases
Light's Criteria

Medical Nugget on Light's Criteria for diagnosis of Exudative Pleural Effusion in adults and children.
Exudative Pleural Effusion ... Pediatrics #Diagnosis #Effusion ... differential #ddxof #pulmonary ... im #radiology #clinical
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
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intracellular gram negative ... danger of aerosol) Treatment ... first line of treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... - Loculated effusion ... - Pleural effusion ... Pal @drdevrad #Pulmonary ... #chest #xray #clinical