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Review top strategies to approach board-style questions and high-yield concepts about atypical pneumonia and causes by thinking through this AMBOSS Step 2 question with medical educator Dr. Zeb, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus.
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Timestamps
0:00 - Intro to USMLE Step 1 question walkthrough
0:30 - First steps in your approach: task & key diagnostic findings
0:44 - Consider differentials for bilateral interstitial infiltrates
1:16 - Narrow down the diagnosis: pneumonia?
2:29 - Typical vs. atypical pneumonia
4:20 - Causes of atypical pneumonia
5:03 - Mark the matching answer & review why
5:18 - Legionella pneumophila
6:06 - Mycoplasma pneumoniae
6:21 - Klebsiella pneumoniae
6:48 - Streptococcus pneumoniae & Haemophilus influenzae
7:02 - Staphylococcus aureus
7:24 - Other high-yield questions for atypical pneumonia
8:22 - Key takeaways
8:22 - Outro: Keep it up. Stay positive. You got this!

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