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Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
History in favor of CAP ... septic shock), ↑ Procalcitonin ... Criteria for Severe CAP ... - Severe CAP present ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #CAP
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Acquired Pneumonia (CAP ... Obtain in severe CAP ... Pseudomonas) • Severe CAP ... initial serum procalcitonin ... #Pneumonia #CAP
Procalcitonin and its Interpretation

Satyendra Dhar, MD @DharSaty

#Procalcitonin #Interpretation #diagnosis
Procalcitonin and ... @DharSaty #Procalcitonin
Procalcitonin Guided Antibiotics in Sepsis

Efficacy and Safety of Procalcitonin Guidance in Patients With Suspected or Confirmed
Procalcitonin Guided ... and Safety of Procalcitonin ... @ZimickMD #Procalcitonin
Step by Step Algorithmic Approach to Pediatric Fever

Age < 21 days old (or 28 days for
in the urine Procalcitonin ... >= 0.5 ng/mL CRP
CAP, HCAP, HAP and VAP - Diagnosis and Treatment

HCAP & CAP – those presenting to the
CAP, HCAP, HAP and ... VAP - Diagnosis ... & CAP – those presenting ... twitter.com/foamid #CAP ... #HCAP #HAP #VAP
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
C-reactive protein (CRP ... ) +/- Procalcitonin
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
leukocytes in urine - Procalcitonin ... <10,000/mm3 - CRP
Pneumonia - Causative Organisms
 • CAP - Typical, Atypical, Endemic
 • Aspiration
 • Decreased Immunity
 •
Organisms • CAP ... • Hospital - HAP ... , VAP - CMC IM
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin ... skin & joints - Can