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Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
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) Diagnosis: ... Blood Sample • Sterile-site ... Tests Conduct antifungal ... #antifungal #diagnosis ... #auris #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
#algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
Lung Strain is Tidal ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #management #ards ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #treatment #respiratory
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
The ECF and ICF ... The ICF responds ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis ... #treatment #pharmacology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
This becomes a flawed ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical ... #criticalcare # ... foamed #treatment
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... Serial TTE and close ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
used to estimate stroke ... Tolerance #testing #diagnosis ... #criticalcare # ... comparison #challenges ... #management