2 results
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Disorders - Evaluation ... pCO2. 4) The final ... depression, Obstructive Lung ... Disease, Neuromuscular ... Disease, PE, Decreased
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Polysaccharide cell wall component ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... colonization vs invasive disease ... Clav (may be + as long ... Galactomannan #diagnosis #comparison