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Outpatient Treatment of with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
No comorbidities or risk factors for MRSA or Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
Outpatient Treatment ... with Community-Acquired ... Pneumonia (CAP) ... fluoroquinolone #IDSA ... #Pneumonia #Antibiotics
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Failure - Differential ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... (daptomycin in lungs ... • Secondary to Treatment ... diff) • Hospital-Acquired
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
hemorrhage • Treatment ... treatment until ... Abscess Differential ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
and Management Differential ... (JVP, edema), Lung ... POCUS (B-lines, lung ... Aspiration/PNA: antibiotics ... diagnosis #Management #treatment
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment ... Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary ... chronic obstructive pulmonary ... corticosteroids, antibiotics ... Algorithm #Management #Pulmonary
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
to Eosinophilic Lung ... Variable) - NSAIDs, antibiotics ... similar to AEP or CEP ... #Diseases #pulmonary ... #differential #
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
If required, specific ... pneumoallergens, can ... summary of the differential ... agonist; LAMA = long-acting ... Differences #Algorithm #Treatment
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential ... cell enzymes - Acquired ... Prosthetic valves Lung ... Legionnaires disease • Pulmonary ... Pneumonia • Other lung
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... 96.1% • Empiric antibiotic ... procalcitonin level Treatment ... #Pulmonary #Community ... #Acquired
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... EGPA • ESR and CRP ... sparing of the lung ... Renal #Syndromes #differential ... diagnosis #management #treatment