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Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Soil Related Infections ... Mechanism Of Infection ... severe respiratory distress ... material such as ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
: • Pulmonary ( ... tissue manifests as ... sporotrichosis or as ... fungus that exists as ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: 33% • Treatment ... of (Acute resp distress ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Cardiogenic pulmonary ... glass attenuation as ... Cardiogenic pulmonary ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
medications, foods, stress ... Condition known as ... after group A Strep ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... respond to the treatment ... typically present as ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #RadiologyAssistant
Altitude Sickness: Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS), High Altitude Cerebral Edema (HACE) and High Altitude Pulmonary Edema
Mountain Sickness (AMS ... High Altitude Pulmonary ... Elevation, Timing, Treatment ... Management #Elevation #Comparison ... #Table
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Skin exam for infection ... to determine if stress ... days before Pulmonary ... , preoperative stress
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable ... Aeruginosa - Strep ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
infarction • Stress ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... factors + oxidative stress ... defibrillator as ... management #cardiology #treatment