29 results
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... , hemoptysis Treatment ... meropenem) #Lung #Abscess ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Initiation of ART in HIV patients with Opportunistic Infections
 • Pulmonary TB and CD4 cell count
Infections • Pulmonary ... TB and CD4 cell ... count <50 • Pulmonary ... of starting OI treatment ... Infections #management #infectiousdiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • CBC ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... several months of treatment ... #pulmonary #differential
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #microbiology # ... infectiousdiseases
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Perforation) Pathophysiology ... equivocal • CT A/P: Assess ... despite appropriate treatment ... Treatment Guideline ... #infectiousdiseases
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
antigen-specific CD4 ... culture, PCR, K39) Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases ... #microbiology
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
 -
symptoms of active pulmonary ... deformity" - Assess ... decreased reflexes Pathophysiology ... for concomitant pulmonary ... intervention CMC
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Lady Windermere Syndrome ... : • Syndrome of ... Advanced HIV (CD4 ... diagnosis • Microbiologic ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
 -
• Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... Dehydration Shock Treatment ... 3) UOP > 0.5 cc ... criticalcare #algorithm #treatment
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Syndromes - OnePager ... Renal Syndromes ... coagulopathy) • CBC ... #Renal #Syndromes ... diagnosis #management #treatment