For diagnosis of PCP, use of PCR technologies, when combined with less-invasive patient specimens such as expectorated or induced sputum, represent more cost-effective options than any diagnostic procedure using BAL, or chest x-ray alone. 展开 ...
Occasionally, a patient with a first episode of PCP will appear in the emergency department with symptoms of severe pneumonia, low [PaO.sub.2], and chest X-ray abnormalities. When questioned, the patient will often report mild symptoms for 4-6 weeks. An additional helpful clue is m...
where they had pins put in their legs because they jumped out a window. Some complain of chest pains days after arriving, and when we do an X-ray we find broken ribs. PCP is also an anesthetic, so other injuries often aren’t discovered until after it wears off.” ...
The WHO guidelines, and more reviews are available at http://www.ichrc.org.The WHO Pocketbook of Hospital Care for Children recommends that PCP should be presumptively diagnosed in any child who has severe or very severe pneumonia and bilateral interstitial infiltrates on chest X-ray. Consider ...
Conclusions: For diagnosis of PCP, use of PCR technologies, when combined with less-invasive patient specimens such as expectorated or induced sputum, represent more cost-effective options than any diagnostic procedure using BAL, or chest x-ray alone.Harris...
Admission chest x-ray film revealed a "classic" miliary pattern. Sputum smears were negative for acid-fast bacilli and both bronchoalveolar lavage and transbronchial biopsy revealed only PCP. Repeat bronchoscopy one month later was unrevealing and marked x-ray resolution occurred after treatment with ...