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Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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elevated peripheral WBC ... trend response to treatment ... Urine & Blood & CSF ... Glucan in blood/CSF ... Diagnosis #workup #infectiousdiseases
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
Arrhythmias / CHB ... Pericardial tamponade, Pulmonary ... vasoactive drug pharmacology ... Vasoactive #Drugs #pharmacology ... diagnosis #management #comparison
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... if high risk if WBC ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF ... QD until normal WBC
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: 33% • Treatment ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... , and CXR with pulmonary ... : No • Treatment ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
echocardiography - CBC ... in cardiogenic pulmonary ... hypoperfusion, no pulmonary ... Revascularization, treatment ... #Checklist #CHF
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... & Dry) is the treatment ... & Dry” is the treatment ... #heartfailure #chf ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
documenting successful treatment ... FDA-approved for UTI treatment ... outcomes when used in treatment ... Antimicrobials #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
25cm, wbc<5, normal ... wbc<5, normal gluc ... of prior silent pulmonary ... CSF wbc is generally ... Standard treatment
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
effects in the treatment ... tolerable • CSF ... valleyfever #management #treatment ... #antifungals #comparison ... #table #pharmacology
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Sources: 
 • Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
Pulmonary Sporotrichosis ... CSF similar to TB ... schenckii #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #management