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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
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Community Acquired Pneumonia ... community-acquired pneumonia ... distress syndrome, PJP ... #Pharmacology #Management ... #Treatment #Indications
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia 
Clinical 
 • Caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly carinil) 
 • Immunocompromised host
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia ... often elevated Treatment ... Pneumocystis #jirovecii #PJP ... #Pneumonia #Diagnosis ... #Management
PJP (Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia) in HIV vs non-HIV immunocompromised patients: same organism, different disease entities, different
PJP (Pneumocystis ... jirovecii Pneumonia ... fernandbteich #PJP ... Pneumocystis #jirovecii #Pneumonia ... #Management #Comparison
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Debridement and Management ... Joint Infection (PJI ... Cortes_Penfield #PJI ... Joint #Infection #treatment ... #Debridement #Management
Relapsing Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Loss of Response:
 • (Re)consult Colorectal Surgery
 • Assess
Ulcerative Colitis - Management ... up • Surgery ≠ Treatment ... Steroid +IS → PJP ... #Colitis #UC #Management ... Algorithm #IBD #Treatment
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Diagnosis and Management ... evidence) • PSI ... procalcitonin level Treatment ... CAP #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #Pulmonary
IDSA Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment of Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
Prevention and Treatment ... of Pneumocystis Pneumonia ... #Pneumocystis #Pneumonia ... #PCP #PJP #jiroveci ... infections #HIVAIDS #management
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
clostridium, klebsiella pneumoniae ... KUB or abdominal ultrasound ... also important Management ... data • Early treatment ... Cystitis #diagnosis #management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
six months of treatment ... cryptococcomas, cavitating pneumonia ... lesions, ocular • PJP ... by delaying ART treatment ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management