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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
Coccidioides - Summary Sheet
 • Diagnosis
 • Spectrum of Disease
 • Treatment

by Dr. Lizzy Hastie @LizzyHastie

#Coccidioides
Coccidioides - Summary ... LizzyHastie #Coccidioides
Fungal Pneumonias - Diagnosis Comparison Table
 • Aspergillus
 • Blastomyces
 • Candida
 • Coccidioides
 • Cryptococcus
• Candida • Coccidioides
Step by Step Algorithmic Approach to Pediatric Fever

Age < 21 days old (or 28 days for
in the urine Procalcitonin
Endemic Mycoses Summary
 • Blastomyces dermatitidis
 • Histoplasma capsulatum
 • Coccidioides immitis/posadasii
 • Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

by Tim
capsulatum • Coccidioides
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin ... Coccidioidomycosis #cocci #Coccidioides
Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
, Blastomyces, Coccidiodes
Morphology and Descriptions of Endemic Fungal Infections with Yeasts in Tissues
Broad-based budding yeasts:
 • Description: Broad-based
endospores of Coccidioides ... endospores of Coccidioides ... Consistent with Coccidioides
Differential Diagnosis for Concurrent Brain and Lung Infections
 • Bacteria: Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae
Diagnosis for Concurrent ... Blastomycosis, Coccidioides ... Lung #Infections #Concurrent