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Dysbarism (diving pathology) #Diagnosis #EM #Dysbarism #Diving #Barotrauma #Dissolved #DissolvedGas #Ddxof
Diving #Barotrauma #Dissolved ... #DissolvedGas #
DO2 Equation in Shock = Oxygen Delivery
DO2 = CO x (1.39 x [Hb] x SaO2 +(0.003xPaO2))
DO2
0.003 = Amount of dissolved ... oxygen gas is dissolved
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
PaO2 - oxygen dissolved ... arterial blood (dissolved
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
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• IVDUs who dissolve
Diagnosis of Cryoglobulinemia Vasculitis

1) Presence of cryoglobulin 
Circulating immunoglobulins that precipitate with cold temperature and dissolve
temperature and dissolve
Fibrinolysis. 
Fibrinolysis occurs when plasminogen is activated to plasmin under the influence of factors such as
fibrin meshwork to dissolve
Smoking Cessation Management
Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT):
Long-Acting NRT:
 • Patch: Wear for 24 hours at a time.
Allow to slowly dissolve
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
Immunofixation - Dissolved
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Amount of oxygen dissolved
Microcavitation due to mechanical valve closure (aortic in this case).

Dissolved gas changing state due to changes
Dissolved gas changing