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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... cause: Aspiration pneumonia ... for Klebsiella pneumonia ... Clindamycin in case of PCN ... #Abscess #pulmonary
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... United States • Pneumonic ... organism into the lungs ... Culture & GS, PCR ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Pneumonia with Air Bronchograms on Lung POCUS

This patient presents with shortness of breath. What is your
Pneumonia with Air ... POCUS This patient ... CXR >1 hr after PoC ... 1052233174602928128 #Pneumonia ... #POCUS #Pulmonary
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
SIow growing, Long ... Meningitis (13%), Pneumonia ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
transplantation • MCC ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
The Disease: • Pulmonary ... Acute / Chronic Pneumonia ... adjacent to the focus ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases