5 results
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
A-a gradient = [FiO2 ... Atelectasis, ARDS, Pneumonia ... Gradient #alveolar #arterial ... #pulmonary #Hypoxia ... #hypoxemia #differential
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
Community Acquired ... Pneumonia - Presenting ... , Tachycardia, Hypoxemia ... when secondary to bacterial ... breaths/min, PaO2 / FiO2
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... (LR + 2.7) • Hypoxia ... • PaO2/FiO2 ratio ... or CT Scan Bacterial ... treatment #Pulmonary #Community
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Myocarditis • Bacterial ... tuberculosis), Mycoplasma pneumoniae ... Immune-mediated ... snake and spider bites ... Myocarditis #Causes #differential
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Immune Reconstitution ... cryptococcomas, cavitating pneumonia ... (fever, cough, hypoxia ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential