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Hematologically, what is meant by a "Shift to the left"?
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Increased bands, or immature neutrophils
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Describe serum bicarb levels in a patient with metabolic acidosis
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LOW!
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Describe the respiratory compensation mechanism for metabolic acidosis.
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Tachypnea, breath off the CO2 (Acid!)
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What hematologic labs could be altered in disseminated intravascular coagulopathy?
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Increased PT/PTT and decreased fibrinogen
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Describe the effects of glucocorticoids on WBC levels and how this could be distinguished from a true infection.
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Increased WBC level, but no shift to the left
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What drugs are commonly associated with "Drug Fever"?
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Amp B, Phenytoin, various antibiotics
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Urinary tract infection, predominant pathogen?
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e. coli
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Respiratory tract, predominant pathogen?
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S. pneumoniae (pneumococcus)
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Skin/Soft tissue or IV catheter, predominant pathogen?
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Staph
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Which type of PCN allergy is the use of beta-lactams CONTRAINDICATED?
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IgE mediated (Immediate, Type I)
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