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PLACO Mnemonic - Approach to Acid-Base Disorders
P - Determine the pH
L - Labs: PCO2 & HCO3
A
Approach to Acid-Base ... A - Calculate Anion ... AcidBase #Acid #Base
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid Base ... Start with the Anion ... than expected based ... Generally, for acid/base ... EmmGeezee #Acid #Base
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Anion gap? ... Delta-delta: Anion ... 2 Corrected Anion ... bloodgas #Acid #Base
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Acid Base and Blood ... Acidosis - non anion ... metabolic acidosis - anion
Lumbar spine reporting - Nomenclature
Bulge (>25% disc circumference)
  - Symmetric (Circumferential) 
  - Asymmetric
- Protrusion base ... Extrusion dome > base ... Based on https
Low Anion Gap - Various causes and mechanisms of a Low Anion Gap
 • Hypoalbuminemia (1gm
Low Anion Gap - ... mechanisms of a Low Anion ... to 2.5 for the anion ... gap) • Normal anion
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis - Gap and Non-Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Elevated Anion Gap
Algorithm • Elevated Anion ... H+) • Normal Anion
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis with Elevated Anion Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated Anion Gap > 12
with Elevated Anion ... Algorithm Elevated Anion ... Need to correct anion ... add 2.5 to the anion ... production and anion
Skull Base Anatomy - Cranial Foramina Contents

By @rev.med

#Cranial #Foramina #Skull #Base #Anatomy #Foramen
Skull Base Anatomy ... Foramina #Skull #Base
Hypoalbuminemia and hypophosphatemia can mask an anion gap (particularly, low albumin states usually underestimate the anion
hypophosphatemia can mask an anion ... underestimate the anion ... estimate the normal anion ... the calculated anion