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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
/base, a VBG approximates ... the chronicity (acute ... , chronic, or acute ... on chronic) of ... Differential Diagnosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Acute or chronic ... sedation, narcotics, CVA ... #Acid #Base #Gas ... #VBG #differential
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
ischemia -> Coronary CTA ... (making clear to ... This is not for acute ... Based on results ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... GI Absorption: Chronic ... Refeeding Syndrome, Acute ... inhibitor, Estrogen based ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
Diagnosis Framework ... paraproteinemia, acute ... Malabsorption, Chronic ... Denosumab, Estrogen based ... Fanconi syndrome, CA
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... OTCs, herbals, abx ... - CPK, uric acid ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Differential
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Diagnosis Algorithm ... , worse at the bases ... and periphery, ... , Beomycin • Acute ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Urinary Chloride Algorithm ... poisoning Normal acid-base ... and potassium acid ... #nephrology #differential ... #diagnosis
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
Diagnosis LOCALIZATION ... sensitive stimulus • Peripheral ... encephalopathies, CJD • Chronic ... septic, pulmonary), acid-base ... #neurology
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... testing is largely based ... components: targeted neurologic ... physician; AVS, acute ... #Posterior #CVA