7 results
Continuous capnography monitoring is now standard for all ventilated patients on intensive care units (ICUs) in
ICU nurses about interpretation ... #Diagnosis #PCC ... #EndTidalCO2 #Hats ... #Caps #Interpretation ... #pulmonary
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Catheterization – Use and Interpretation ... ) has never been ... However, when the diagnosis ... or the type of shock ... severe cardiogenic shock
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
flora of healthy cats ... malaise • Septic shock ... specificity of PCR ... Treatment: • 50% ... Capnocytophaga #canimorsus #microbiology
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Sources: 
 • Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
transmission from cats ... pyogenic process • PCR ... • Pulmonary Sporotrichosis ... infectiousdiseases #treatment ... #management #microbiology
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
Babesiosis - Diagnosis ... diarrhea, ARDS, shock ... Maltese Cross" • PCR ... Treatment: • Immunocompetent ... #Management #microbiology
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Influenza Checklist Diagnostic ... antigens - Nares PCR ... suspected Adiunctive treatments ... lab-confirmed influenza, pulmonary ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Histoplasmosis Diagnosis ... antigen assay has ... Mucormycosis has ... transplantation • MCC ... fever • Septic shock