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Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) Algorithm - Matthew Watto MD @DoctorWatto

#Management #CAP #Community #Acquired #Pneumonia #Algorithm #Curbsiders
Community Acquired Pneumonia ... (CAP) Algorithm ... DoctorWatto #Management ... #CAP #Community ... #Acquired #Pneumonia
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
(COP) Cryptogenic ... - Clinical manifestations ... DDX: • CAP, ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... ILD #diagnosis #management
#Management #CAP #CommunityAcquiredPneumonia #Pneumonia #Risk #Stratification  #Admission #PSI #CURB65 #Algorithm #Score
#Management #CAP ... CommunityAcquiredPneumonia #Pneumonia ... #PSI #CURB65 #Algorithm
Algorithm for assessment and management of community acquired pneumonia (CAP) #Management #Peds #PrimaryCare #CommunityAcquiredPneumonia #CAP #Protocol
Algorithm for assessment ... and management ... community acquired pneumonia ... (CAP) #Management ... CommunityAcquiredPneumonia #CAP
An evidence-based algorithm to guide the use of MRSA coverage (in community acquired pneumonia) is shown
evidence-based algorithm ... community acquired pneumonia ... #Indications #Pneumonia ... #Algorithm #CAP ... Community #Acquired #Management
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
(CAP) - Diagnosis ... Obtain in severe CAP ... Pseudomonas) • Severe CAP ... radiographically confirmed CAP ... #CAP #Diagnosis
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Streptocccus Pneumoniae ... • Most common cause ... of: CAP, Bacterial ... Urine antigen in CAP ... microbiology #diagnosis #management
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
Is visual loss caused ... Clinical manifestations ... Increased ESR and/or CRP ... GiantCellArteritis #GCA #Rheumatology ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
community-onset pneumonia ... disease (severe COPD ... only in selected cases ... #CAP #Antibiotics ... #Coverage #Management
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia ... misdiagnosed as CAP ... DIAGNOSTICS: Clinical ... TylerLarsenMD #COP ... #diagnosis #management