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Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
(CAP) - Diagnosis ... chest pain (LR + NS ... radiograph or CT ... aeruginosa Clinical ... #CAP #Diagnosis
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
immune compromise Clinical ... Coli, but can also ... clostridium, klebsiella pneumoniae ... , specifically CT ... data • Early treatment
Babesiosis on Peripheral Smear
85 M from SE USA, hx splenectomy, IgG4 plasmacytic syndrome: F, chills, profound
hematuria, H/A. diagnosis ... exchange: blood smear neg ... inclusions, improved clinically ... organism: strep pneumonia ... common in NY, NJ, CT