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Point-of-care lung ultrasound for diagnosis of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia: notes from the field
Table 3: Description of
Point-of-care lung ultrasound ... Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia ... Description of lung ultrasound ... Pneumocystis #jirovecii #Pneumonia ... #PJP
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia 
Clinical 
 • Caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly carinil) 
 • Immunocompromised host
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia ... Immunocompromised host (HIV ... ) • Seen in HIV ... often elevated Treatment ... Pneumocystis #jirovecii #PJP
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV ... (PJP), MAI, Cryptococcal ... infiltrates PJP ... macrophages in HIV ... low if you have HIV
Infections in Patients on TNF-alpha Inhibitors - Differential Diagnosis
 • Viral: VZV, Hep B, Hep C,
HIV, EBV, CMV, HSV ... • Bacterial: S.pneumonia ... Legionella • Fungal: PJP
PJP (Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia) in HIV vs non-HIV immunocompromised patients: same organism, different disease entities, different
PJP (Pneumocystis ... jirovecii Pneumonia ... ) in HIV vs non-HIV ... fernandbteich #PJP ... Pneumocystis #jirovecii #Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Community Acquired Pneumonia ... community-acquired pneumonia ... distress syndrome, PJP ... Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia ... Pharmacology #Management #Treatment
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Joint Infection (PJI ... Cortes_Penfield #PJI ... Joint #Infection #treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment of Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
Prevention and Treatment ... of Pneumocystis Pneumonia ... (PCP) in HIV-AIDS ... #Pneumocystis #Pneumonia ... #PCP #PJP #jiroveci
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
of HIV/AIDS patients ... • 10-20% of HIV-infected ... a decrease in HIV ... cryptococcomas, cavitating pneumonia ... lesions, ocular • PJP
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
function tests - Ultrasound ... 75 mg BID (or IV ... until bacterial pneumonia ... post-flu MRSÅ pneumonia ... suspected Adiunctive treatments