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Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
effusions) - Chronic ... pulmonary blastomycosis ... patients with chronic ... Diagnosis • Management ... Blastomyces #diagnosis #management
Comparison of Chronic Asthma and COPD Management 2016

- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong - Strong Medicine https://www.youtube.com/c/EricsMedicalLectures/

#Asthma
Comparison of Chronic ... Asthma and COPD Management ... #Asthma #COPD #Comparison ... #Chronic #Treatment ... #Management #Pulmonary
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Histoplasmosis, blastomycosis ... PNA (acute or chronic ... Others: - Pulmonary ... abnormalities (Pulmonary ... #differential
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Immunosuppressed host): • Chronic ... 85% • < 50% in chronic ... infection) • Chronic ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
Cryptosporidiosis, chronic ... Herpes simplex: chronic ... tuberculosis, any site (pulmonary ... Illnesses #HIV #InfectiousDiseases ... Diagnosis #List #Differential
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Related Infections - Differential ... cause primary pulmonary ... blastomycosis ... Soil #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
cough, SOB • Chronic ... of asthma, CF; Chronic ... Lung #Diseases #pulmonary ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison
Interventional bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overview of various therapies used
treatments for chronic ... obstructive pulmonary ... long-term outcomes or comparison ... #Management #AdvancedCOPD
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
Blastomycosis Summary ... The Disease: • Pulmonary ... (91%): Acute / Chronic ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... tuberculosis, Blastomycosis ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... diagnosis #infectiousdiseases