Today in morning report we discussed the diagnosis and management of PJP.
Check out this previous blog post on the subject.
Note that workup of a patient with suspected PJP includes an artieral blood gas on room air to determine if criteria are met for treatment with steroids. These are:
- PaO2 less than 70 mmHg
- Aa gradient greater than 35 mmHg
If oxygen saturation is low by pulse oximetry, this would also qualify the patient for steroids.
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