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Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
& Mississippi river ... inoculation • Clinical ... - Acute pulmonary ... community-acquired pneumonia ... Amphotericin B for 1-
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
travel hx, home meds ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... shred sign Rt Zone 1. ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Live Ectopic Pregnancy on Transvaginal POCUS

Young female patient, severe abdominal pain. +preg test. Pelvic exam followed
Live 12-week ruptured ... Pearls: #1 Confirm ... at the bedside #3 ... Transvaginal #Pelvic #Ultrasound ... #POCUS #clinical
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
Blastomycosis Summary ... • The fungus lives ... The Disease: • Pulmonary ... adjacent to the focus ... 2) Culture 3)
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Epidemiology: • F > M: 9:1 ... Antinuclear antibodies ≥ 1: ... salivary ducts Clinical ... vasculitis: 10%-16% Liver ... biliary cirrhosis: 3%
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 ... 3) Abdominal, pelvic ... fungal stain of clinical
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... /50 Rule (part 1) ... and second ribs.1 ... was placed on 3 ... bleeding often from a liver