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Outpatient Treatment of with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
No comorbidities or risk factors for MRSA or Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
monotherapy with respiratory ... Acquired #Pneumonia #Antibiotics ... Management #Guidelines #pharmacology
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
centrilobular emphysema - Respiratory ... edema #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Upper #Lower #RadiologyAssistant
Nodular pattern(2)
1. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic distribution, along fissures, adenopathy.
2. TB: Tree-in-bud appearance in a patient
Respiratory bronchiolitis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
predominance: Respiratory ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Respiratory ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Respiratory bronchiolitis ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Beta Blockers Overview - Beta Adrenergic Antagonists
Cardioselective:
M - Metoprolol 
A - Atenolol 
N - Nebivolol 
B
patients who have respiratory ... NonSelective #Mnemonic #Pharmacology ... #MANBABE #Cardiology
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
not respond to antibiotics ... #Clinical #Radiology ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
corticosteroids, antibiotics ... ; FEV1, forced expiratory ... SABA #SAMA #ICS #Pharmacology
Tetracyclines – Doxycycline, Tetracycline, Minocycline - Antibiotics Class Overview

- 30S Inhibitors (PO and IV)
Spectrum: Fairly broad
Minocycline - Antibiotics ... community-acquired MRSA, respiratory ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
On the left a patient with RB-ILD.
The dominant feature is ground glass opacification and there are
evidence that respiratory ... #Clinical #Radiology ... RespiratoryBronchiolitis #ILD #RadiologyAssistant