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Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Leptospirosis Pathogen ... Presentation: • Mild ... failure • Severe pulmonary ... disease ARDS Diagnosis ... #treatment #management
The 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) treatment strategy figure for adults and adolescents, annotated to
immunotherapy; FEV1: forced ... volume in 1 s; IL ... #GINA #Asthma #Management ... #Stepwise #Pulmonary ... #Algorithm #Guidelines
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... for alternate diagnoses ... limitation (GOLD Ill ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm ... #treatment #pulmonary
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
cough, dyspnea, fever ... Organizing Pneumonia - Diagnosis ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
starting amiodarone treatment ... Fever 4. ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... macrophages Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... & Dry) is the treatment ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
vessels, or acutely ill ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management ... #criticalcare #foamed ... #treatment
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which all carry treatment ... acidosis is very mild ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #foamed
Legionnaires' Disease
Clinical features:
 • Gl- nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
 • Hyponatremia
 • Elevated transaminases
 • CRP >100
respond to B-Lactams Treatment ... Pontiac fever ... Extra-pulmonary: ... Legionnaires #Disease #diagnosis ... #management
Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides): Valley Fever - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode of Transmission
Coccidioides): Valley Fever ... • Management ... - Mild pulmonary ... disease: no treatment ... #management #summary