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Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... Diagnosis and Management ... Uremia (blood urea ... (LR + 2.8) Testing ... #treatment #Pulmonary
HFNC compared to NIV
HFNC:
- Comfort - Higher comfort  Eating, drinking and speaking less impaired 
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Higher comfort Eating ... application - Pulmonary ... pressure - Extra pulmonary ... NIPPV #bipap #comparison ... #management
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)
 • CEA is a highly glycosylated cell surface glycoprotein involved in intercellular adhesion
Carcinoembryonic antigen ... Colon, Rectum, Breast ... elevated CEA levels: Pulmonary ... Carcinoembryonic #antigen ... diagnosis #laboratory #oncology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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treatment is generally required ... periventricular areas ... CSF cryptococcal antigen ... of serum CrAg testing ... comparable to CSF testing
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Histoplasma urinary antigen ... testing Blastomycosis ... of cryptococcal antigen ... serum Cryptococcal antigen ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
Fluid Tolerance Testing ... Pulmonary Artery ... • PULMONARY A ... #criticalcare #comparison ... #challenges #management
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
to heat (fires, heating ... pads, heating blankets ... perstans • A form of acquired ... lung, esophageal, breast ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison
Pulmonary Histoplasmosis
Quick Facts on Histoplasma capsulatum:
 • Dimorphic fungi, in yeast phase within the body
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Pulmonary Histoplasmosis ... Serum and Urine, Antigen ... testing, Serology ... @PulmPEEPs #Pulmonary ... capsulatum #diagnosis #management
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
prevents speech & eating ... Surgical management ... hemorrhage will be required ... #differential #management ... #pulmonary #criticalcare
Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI)

Invasive fungal infections are severe infections in which fungal pathogens invade normally sterile
species (primarily pulmonary ... sterile sites Antigen ... /antibody testing ... , cryptococcal antigen ... when feasible Management