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Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Catalase Negative Epidemiology ... common cause of: CAP ... Diagnosis: • Physical ... Urine antigen in CAP ... #diagnosis #management
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia Epidemiology ... cough, dyspnea, fever ... DDX: • CAP, ... pulmonary #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
EPIDEMIOLOGY: Rare ... misdiagnosed as CAP ... Cough, dyspnea, fever ... TylerLarsenMD #COP ... #management #pulmonary
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
CAPD-associated ... culture Note that fever ... Microbiology: • ... Washington University ID ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases