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Fungal Pneumonias - Diagnosis Comparison Table
 • Aspergillus
 • Blastomyces
 • Candida
 • Coccidioides
 • Cryptococcus
Fungal Pneumonias ... - Diagnosis Comparison ... Table • Aspergillus ... TheIDtrivia #Fungal ... #infectiousdiseases
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
methenamine silver (GMS ... Cryptococcus sp; not as ... sensitive as Ag ... #fungus #comparison ... #table
Comparison - Serotonin Syndrome, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, and Malignant Catatonia

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#Serotonin #Syndrome #Neuroleptic
Comparison - Serotonin ... Malignant #Catatonia #NMS ... #SS #comparison ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #table
Preseptal Cellulitis vs Orbital Cellulitis
Preseptal Cellulitis
 • Unlikely to have complications
 • Due to external source
Staph aureus, Strep ... pneumo + other Strep ... • Same micro as ... cellulitis plus fungal ... orbital #Cellulitis #comparison
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
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
include: bacteria, fungi ... severe respiratory distress ... material such as ... or sinus fungus ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Infectious (Variable) - Fungal ... Lung #Diseases #pulmonary ... differential #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #eosinophilia
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable ... Aeruginosa - Strep ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
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partially developing as ... #pharmacology #comparison ... #treatment #medications ... dosing #drugs #table
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