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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia ... Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia ... of organizing pneumonia ... - Clinical manifestations ... Treatment: •
The Many Faces of Tularemia
 • Glandular
 • Ulceroglandular
 • Parinaud's Ulceroglandular
 • Pharyngeal
 • Pneumonic
Pharyngeal • Pneumonic ... #Tularemia #clinical ... #photo #skinrash
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
against Pneumocystis pneumonia ... Ciprofloxacin 500–750 mg PO ... Vancomycin 125 mg (PO ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired Pneumonia ... aeruginosa Clinical ... in adults with clinically ... procalcitonin level Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia 
Clinical 
 • Caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly carinil) 
 • Immunocompromised host
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia ... Clinical • ... often elevated Treatment ... jirovecii #PJP #Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies in critical ... Community Acquired Pneumonia ... community-acquired pneumonia ... Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia ... Pharmacology #Management #Treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mucosal Candidiasis in HIV-AIDS
Oropharyngeal Candidiasis: Initial Episodes (Duration of Therapy: 7–14 days)
Preferred
Fluconazole 100 mg PO ... troches 10 mg PO ... for effective treatment ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS
Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Suggested Empiric Treatment ... Options for Clinically ... Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
HIV-AIDS Preventing Clinical ... Disease Note: Treatment ... and preventing clinical ... 5–8 mg/kg/day PO ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS
On the left a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
It was a patient with low-grade fever, progressive
chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... respond promptly to treatment ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Eosinophilic #Pneumonia