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Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Infections • Pulmonary ... count <50 • Pulmonary ... of starting OI treatment ... Opportunistic #Infections #management ... #infectiousdiseases
Flail Chest on Physical Exam
Flail chest after 3 or more ribs are broken in 2 areas
of a chest wall segment ... #Flail #Chest #PhysicalExam ... respiratory #clinical #video ... #Pulmonary #paradoxical
Trauma - Paradoxical Breathing in Flail Chest 
It occurs when multiple adjacent ribs are broken in
, separating a segment ... Pattern #Trauma #Video ... #Clinical #PhysicalExam ... #Pulmonary #Respiratory
Flail Chest on Physical Exam
Flail chest occurs when 3 or more ribs are broken in at
of a chest wall segment ... Video by Dr. ... #Flail #Chest #PhysicalExam ... respiratory #clinical #video ... #Pulmonary
Psittacosis 
Pathogen: Chlamydia psittaci - obligate intracellular gram negative
Transmission:
 • Birds are the primary reservoir
 •
danger of aerosol) Treatment ... first line of treatment ... Azithromycin • Second ... microbiology #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... chronic obstructive pulmonary ... volume in the first second ... #Algorithm #Management ... #Pulmonary #LABA
Flail Chest- Check out the paradoxical chest wall movement 
Typical management: opiates for analgesia, intubation due
movement Typical management ... Pattern #Trauma #Video ... #Clinical #PhysicalExam ... #Pulmonary #Respiratory
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
waves caused by pulmonary ... with a louder second ... PHTN #JVP #Neck #PhysicalExam ... #Clinical #Video
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... this morphology Treatment ... #treatment #fungal ... #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
host): • Chronic pulmonary ... Histoplasmosis Treatment ... Mucormycosis Treatment ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management