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Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... + NS) • Cachexia ... Egophony (May appear 1- ... procalcitonin level Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Pathophysiology: Spore ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... can be community-acquired ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... Treatment Guideline
Balanced Crystalloids vs. NormalSaline - My infographic about SALT-ED and SMART trial comparing crystalloids and saline
hospital-free days between treatment ... with BC and NS ... March 1, 2018 N ... March 1, 2018 N ... VisualAbstract #LR
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
SOFA and SIRS 1) ... IV's, Consider IL NS ... /LR infusion • ... #criticalcare #treatment
#ICUCard
RENAL
GFR
90-131
mL/min
((140-age)*Wt)/(72*Cr)
Glomerular Filtration Rate (Cockcroft)
CI Cr
90-131
mL/min
(CrU * volume)/CrS
Creatinine Clearance
FENa
0.0-1.0
%
((U/P Na)/(U/P Cr))*100
Fractional Excretion of Na+
Na req
mEq
(125-Na)*0.6*Wt
Required Sodium
FE Urea
Rate (Cockcroft) CI ... 125-Na)*0.6*Wt Required ... /L for each 10 1 ... Patient assessment required ... h (500mg/500mL NS
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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during transient CD4 ... manifestations Labs: • CD4 ... Phase: • The short ... antibody test) Treatment ... progression by slowing CD4
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
hypovolemia) - Use LR ... Bicarb<22) - avoid NS ... Stabilization Treatments ... Redistribution Treatments ... 5-10U reg IV + 1-
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS) - Pathophysiology
Risk factors:
 - Low CD4 count
 - Disseminated OI
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factors: - Low CD4 ... OI (in CM) - Short ... duration or OI treatment ... of innate and acquired
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
3 mechanisms 1. ... Mucosal integrity, Short ... of diet therapy CD ... NG tube); • CD-TREAT ... table #management #treatment