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Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
A-a gradient = PAO2 ... - PaO2 A-a gradient ... (Patm - 47) - (PaCO2 ... Level) [150- (PaCO2 ... : Atelectasis, ARDS
Toxocara summary
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#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Toxocara #Toxocariasis #parasite
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Fever patterns

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#Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis
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Consequences of toxocariasis

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#Toxocara #Toxocariasis
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Kingella kingae
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#Microbiology
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Key FUO (fever of unknown origin) questions

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#ID  #Infectious
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Important Respiratory Distress Pearls

#diagnosis #respiratory #distress #NRDS #RDS #TTN #MAS #neonatal #pediatric #adult #respiratory #adverse #effects
respiratory #distress #NRDS ... #RDS #TTN #MAS ... #neonatal #pediatric
ABG vs VBG: Arterial vs Venous Blood Gases

ABG
PROS: Tells you exactly what the arterial environment looks
looks like (pH, PaCO2 ... bleeding, hematoma, infection ... Comparison #pH #pCO2
Prophylaxis Against Opportunistic Infections in Persons with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
#Pharm #Management #CD4Count #AIDS #HIV #Prophylaxis
Opportunistic Infections ... Immunodeficiency Virus Infection ... Management #CD4Count #AIDS ... Opportunistic #Infections
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
6 mL'kg PBW in ARDS ... 8 mL4(g in non-ARDS ... minimal to keep PaO2 ... SatO2 88-92% in ARDS ... and non ARDS, no