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Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary Causes of ARDS #Diagnosis #EM #PCC #ARDS #Differential #Algorithm #Pulmonary #NonPulmonary #Causes #Ddxof
Non-Pulmonary Causes of ARDS ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #PCC #ARDS #Differential
Balloon Visualization - Mechanical Ventilation Pressures - PIP, PPlat, PEEP

Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP): Dynamic pressure needed
PPlat, PEEP Peak ... compliance) #MechanicalVentilation ... #PPlat #PEEP #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis #Balloon
Ventilator Alarms
Increased Rate - Patient is tiring on a weaning mode or experiencing pain/anxiety
 - Reassess
limit reached in PC ... increase RR in PC ... Ventilator #Alarms #MechanicalVentilation ... #Nursing #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management
If your PIP and Plateau are both elevated then this indicates lung disease and decreased compliance
resistance #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare # ... PIP #PPlat #Peak ... Pressure #Plateau #Differential
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS ... Diagnosis: Quantitative ... PCR and CMV pp65 ... of blindness in AIDS ... #diagnosis #differential
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Infections in HIV-AIDS ... • CD4 < 200: PCP ... sputum, PCP DFA ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis ... #evaluation #differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... CNS #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #AIDS
Mechanical Ventilation: The Basics
In the most basic sense, ventilator modes are defined by their control variable
Pressure Control (AC/PC ... time (i-time) • PC ... reached 25% of its peak ... @EmmGeezee #MechanicalVentilation ... Comparison #management #criticalcare
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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symptoms - Pel-Ebstein ... Increases with age (peak ... involvement Differential ... Diagnosis of B-Symptoms ... #differential #
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... distinct daily peaks ... Fever #Patterns #Differential ... #Diagnosis #intermittent