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CAP, HCAP, HAP and VAP - Diagnosis and Treatment

HCAP & CAP – those presenting to the
VAP - Diagnosis ... hospital with pneumonia ... that developed pneumonia ... #Community #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
asthma, ↓ Drive, Medications ... Acidosis - non anion ... gap metabolic acidosis ... - anion gap metabolic ... workup #algorithm #diagnosis
Pediatric community acquired pneumonia diagnosis and management. #CAP #pediatrics #pneumonia #PNA #ID #pedsID
community acquired pneumonia ... diagnosis and management ... #CAP #pediatrics ... #pneumonia #PNA
Hyperglycemic Crisis - Algorithm for DKA/HHS

Diagnostic criteria for DKA:
 • pH < 7.3
 • Anion gap
for DKA/HHS Diagnostic ... • pH < 7.3 • Anion ... gap > 10 mEq/L ... gap normal < 10 ... Crisis #Algorithm #management
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... and Management ... 3) Labs show anion-gap ... , Shock Labs: Anion-Gap ... Toxicity #Toxicology #diagnosis
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Clinical manifestations ... - Diagnosis: ... COP DDX: • CAP ... pulmonary #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
An evidence-based algorithm to guide the use of MRSA coverage (in community acquired pneumonia) is shown
community acquired pneumonia ... MRSA #Coverage #Indications ... #Pneumonia #Algorithm ... #CAP #Community ... #Acquired #Management
Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it?  Volatile hydrocarbon, Glue or paint-sniffing, Occupational
Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis ... and Management ... acute or chronic Clinical ... • Late: normal anion ... gap acidosis, ↓
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
(CAP) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... aeruginosa Clinical ... #CAP #Diagnosis ... #Management #treatment
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
accompanied by an anion ... gap acidosis, is ... gap acidosis (pH ... #differential #diagnosis ... #management #endocrinology