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CAP, HCAP, HAP and VAP - Diagnosis and Treatment

HCAP & CAP – those presenting to the
CAP, HCAP, HAP and ... VAP - Diagnosis ... & CAP – those presenting ... twitter.com/foamid #CAP ... #HCAP #HAP #VAP
Pneumonia - Causative Organisms
 • CAP - Typical, Atypical, Endemic
 • Aspiration
 • Decreased Immunity
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Organisms • CAP ... • Hospital - HAP ... , VAP - CMC IM
Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter is Better 
CAP 
HAP 
VAP 
Intra-abd 
Gram Neg Bacteremia 
AECB 
Cellulitis 
Osteo 
Septic
Shorter is Better CAP ... HAP VAP Intra-abd
Inherited Colorectal Cancer (CRS) Syndromes
Adenomatous Polyposis Syndromes:
 • Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP), Attenuated FAP (AFAP), MUTYH
Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP ... ), Attenuated FAP ... associated polyposis (MAP
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis - Gap and Non-Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Elevated Anion Gap
Metabolic Acidosis - Gap ... and Non-Gap - Differential ... Elevated Anion Gap ... • Normal Anion Gap
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Anion gap? ... Step 4 - Anion gap ... Corrected Anion Gap ... of High Anion Gap ... of Normal Anion Gap
Cat Mudpiles - Causes of high anion-gap metabolic acidosis

#CATMUDPILES #AnionGap #Metabolic #Acidosis #Mnemonic #Diagnosis #MUDPILECATS
Cat Mudpiles - Causes ... of high anion-gap
Hypoalbuminemia and hypophosphatemia can mask an anion gap (particularly, low albumin states usually underestimate the anion
hypophosphatemia can ... mask an anion gap ... underestimate the anion gap ... the normal anion gap ... calculated anion gap
Calculating Plasma Osmolality and Osmolal Gap

Calculated Osmolality = 2 x Na  + Glucose/18 + BUN/2.8
Osmolality and Osmolal ... Gap Calculated ... Gap = Calculated ... Gap (>10): - Toxic ... #Gap #Osmolarity
Causes of elevated osmolal gaps. For the 341 patients who presented with elevated osmolal gap (OG)
Causes of elevated osmolal ... gaps. ... with elevated osmolal ... gap (OG) > 14 on ... #Gap #Causes #Differential