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Fungal Pneumonias - Diagnosis Comparison Table
 • Aspergillus
 • Blastomyces
 • Candida
 • Coccidioides
 • Cryptococcus
Fungal Pneumonias ... - Diagnosis Comparison ... Table • Aspergillus ... • Candida • Coccidioides ... #infectiousdiseases
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... organism identified, Strep ... (Coccidioides) ... Cryptococcus, Coccidioides ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Related Infections - Differential ... severe respiratory distress ... Valley Fever") • Coccidioides ... Soil #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Aeruginosa - Strep ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Cryptococcus - Coccidioides ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Infectious (Variable) - Fungal ... Lung #Diseases #pulmonary ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison ... #table #eosinophilia
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Nocardia spp, Strep ... ) • Fungi: Aspergillus ... Blastomycosis, Coccidioides ... Infections #Concurrent #Differential ... Diagnosis #causes #infectiousdiseases
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Nocardia spp, Strep ... ) • Fungi: Aspergillus ... Blastomycosis, Coccidioides ... Infections #Concurrent #Differential ... Diagnosis #causes #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Diagnosis: • Direct fungal ... arthroconidia; the fungus ... • Serology for Coccidioides ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Fungal #Diagnosis
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
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... infarction • Stress ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... factors + oxidative stress ... management #cardiology #treatment