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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess Pathogens ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... growing uncommon pathogens ... mycobacteria Treatment ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Bacterial Meningitis - Causative Organisms and Treatment by Age Group

#Bacterial #Meningitis #Causes #Pathogens #Diagnosis #Management
Organisms and Treatment ... Bacterial #Meningitis #Causes ... #Pathogens #Diagnosis
Epidemiologic Clues to Unusual Pathogens in Pneumonia

#Diagnosis #Pneumonia #History #Pathogens #Clues #Infections #Differential #Atypical
Epidemiologic Clues ... to Unusual Pathogens ... Pneumonia #History #Pathogens ... #Clues #Infections ... #Differential #
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... reactivation of latent pathogens ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease caused ... CNS #Infections #differential
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
Pathogens in Pneumonia ... review of the pathogens ... for enumerating differentials ... #Pneumonia #Differential ... #Microbiology #Causes
Pathogens Causing Bloody Diarrhea = SEECSY Mnemonic

SEECSY= Bloody diarrhea doesn’t sounds SEXY 
S = Salmonella
E =
Pathogens Causing ... Sexy #Mnemonic #Pathogens ... Bloody #Diarrhea #Differential ... #Hemorrhagic #Causes
Septic Arthritis - Pathogens and Clinical Clues

Staphylococcus aureus 
Streptococcal spp. 
Neisseria gonorrhoeae 
Aerobic/Anaerobic 
Gram-negative bacteria 
Brucellosis
Septic Arthritis - Pathogens ... and Clinical Clues ... Septic #Arthritis #Pathogens ... #Differential #
Etiologies of Meningitis - Acute (1-14d) vs Chronic (>14 days)

#meningitis #differential #diagnosis #pathogens #causes #acute #chronic
#meningitis #differential ... #diagnosis #pathogens ... #causes #acute
Radiographic patterns of pneumonia and pathogens to consider.

Cannot be entirely relied upon.  However, they can
pneumonia and pathogens ... provide useful clues ... to broaden the differential ... Radiographic #ChestXRay #Differential ... #Pathogens