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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... 2. ... insufficiency - Rapid saline ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... embolism (with
Double Shunt on Echocardiogram
What do you see on this saline contrast study, in a patient with
pulmonary hypertension ... R➡️L shunt as RAP ... >LAP as atrial septum ... stretched PFO or ASD ... clinical #pocus #a4c
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
oxygenation due to a gas ... exchange disorder ... anatomic shunt (Type 2) ... injected agitated saline ... (ABC) analysis
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Pulmonary Embolism ... exacerbated in the supine ... with nitrates.2 ... rheumatologic disorders ... chest pain, such as
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)

Here's the bedside Echo of an 8-week-old boy who presented to
He was born at term ... I've labeled the ... through a small ASD—keeping ... him alive! ... Echocardiogram #Clinical #A4C