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AGACNP Infectious Disease Study Guide 2025 Questions and Answers Sepsis - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Life-threatening organ dysfunction from dysregulated response to infection qSOFA Criteria - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-SBP < 100, RR > 22, altered mentation (≥2 = concern) Management of Sepsis - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-IV fluids (30 mL/kg crystalloid), Broadspectrum IV antibiotics, Source control, Vasopressors (norepinephrine) if MAP < 65 despite fluids Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Organisms: Strep pneumo, H. flu, Mycoplasma Treatment for CAP (Non-ICU inpatient) - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Ceftriaxone + azithromycin OR levofloxacin Hospital-Acquired / Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (HAP/VAP) ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Worry about: Pseudomonas, MRSA Treatment for HAP/VAP - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Anti-pseudomonal beta-lactam (e.g., cefepime) + vanco ± second gram-negative agent if high risk Pneumocystis jirovecii (PCP) - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Seen in: Immunocompromised (e.g., HIV, steroids) Symptoms of PCP - ....ANSWER☑️☑️...-Dry cough, hypoxia, bilateral infiltrates FOR STUDY PURPOSES ONLY ©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1