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Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
& Mississippi river ... inoculation • Clinical ... - Acute pulmonary ... Amphotericin B for 1- ... 2 weeks followed
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
Live Ectopic Pregnancy ... Live 12-week ruptured ... Pearls: #1 Confirm ... an IUP or not. #2 ... #POCUS #clinical
RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS Protocol
Rapid Ultrasound in Shock and Hypotension
1. Parasternal Long Cardiac View
2. Apical Four-Chamber
RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS ... and Hypotension 1. ... Cardiac View 2. ... search for Ectopic Pregnancy ... DVT depending on clinical
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
 •
and persists > 12 ... Urine Dipstick ≥2+ ... pits <100k), ↑ liver ... doubling of Cr), pulmonary ... diagnosis so have high clinical
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
Blastomycosis Summary ... • The fungus lives ... vascular disease • Pregnancy ... The Disease: • Pulmonary ... Genitourinary (2%
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
duration is 6 to 12 ... has five major clinical ... forms: 1) Rhinocerebral ... 2) Pulmonary ... fungal stain of clinical
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
/50 Rule (part 1) ... and second ribs.1 ... /50 Rule (part 2) ... seen on a CXR.2 ... bleeding often from a liver