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Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Debridement and ... Joint Infection (PJI ... susceptible to PO agents Debridement ... Cortes_Penfield #PJI ... Infection #treatment #Debridement
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
endospores of Coccidioides ... endospores of Coccidioides ... Consistent with Coccidioides ... #microbiology #differential
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Histoplasma capsulatum, Coccidioides ... H.capsulatum, Coccidioides ... pulmonary #diseases #differential
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
 •
CSF) • Biopsy & Debridement ... Coccidioidomycosis #cocci #Coccidioides
Causes of Pericarditis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Coxsackie
 • Echovirus
 • Adenovirus
 • Epstein-Barr virus
Pericarditis - Differential ... capsulatum • Coccidioides ... #Pericarditis #Differential
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
blastomycosis, coccidioides ... diagnosis #pulmonary #differential
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Endemic fungi (Coccidioides ... Cryptococcus, Coccidioides ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
Histoplasma - Others: Coccidioides ... Diarrhea #HIVAIDS #Differential
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Candida species, Coccidioides ... #Myocarditis #differential
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
endospores of Coccidioides ... endospores of Coccidioides ... Consistent with Coccidioides ... #microbiology #differential