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ABG vs VBG: Arterial vs Venous Blood Gases

ABG
PROS: Tells you exactly what the arterial environment looks
ABG vs VBG: Arterial ... exactly what the arterial ... bleeding, hematoma, infection ... #Correlation #Comparison ... #pH #pCO2 #Diagnosis
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Rule out Left-Sided ... • Chronic Lung Infection ... Primary Pulmonary Arterial ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Intraoperative Sepsis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Severe sepsis (hypotension persisting after initial fluid challenge of
≥ 4mmol.l-1 if infection ... likely underlying cause ... Insert central and arterial ... to achieve mean arterial ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Tularemia - Diagnosis ... Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection ... Splashing infected material ... Culture & GS, PCR ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
but important causes ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... special stains (e.g ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Septic Emboli Cause ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG ... • Left sided > Right
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Pulmonary arterial ... Idiopathic pulmonary arterial ... diseases - HIV infection ... hypertension due to left ... #Differential #Causes
Fusarium Infections
Acquired through:
1. Inhalation of airborne conidia > germinates > blood > disseminated
2. Trauma (implantation with
with botanical material ... BCx+ in -40% of cases ... ; triazole (e.g. ... #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
potential inciting causes ... Haverhill fever caused ... of the pustular material ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #differential #diagnosis
Multifocal Atrial Rhythm vs Wandering Atrial Pacemaker
Mutifocal Atrial Rhythm / Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia:
Belong to a group
criteria for the diagnosis ... dominant pacemaker focus ... Pacemaker #wap #diagnosis ... #cardiology #ekg ... #comparison