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Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
body • Bird and bat ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... level • A low or normal ... India ink prep CSF ... #Management #Infections
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... transitioning to oral ... #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... sx overlap with normal ... May have typical HF ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... #treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... neuroexam - Oral ... disease b) CHF ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
The Disease: • Pulmonary ... carcinoma • Bone ... pleural fluid, BAL ... , CSF, urine, Skin ... #management #treatment