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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Disorders - Evaluation ... Start with the Anion ... chronic) of the disorder ... Diagnosis: • Anion ... #workup #Differential
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Acid Base and Blood ... - Contraction alkalosis ... Acidosis - non anion ... metabolic acidosis - anion ... nickmmark #acidbase #workup
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Anion gap? ... ↑ ↑ Metabolic alkalosis ... #AcidBase #disorders ... bloodgas #Acid #Base
Acid Base Disorders Worksheet

Step 1: Gather the necessary data (Na+, CI-, HCO3-, PH, pCO2). Preferably, all
Acid Base Disorders ... has a primary alkalosis ... >40 patient's alkalosis ... a significant anion ... joshsteinbergMD #Acid #Base
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Interpretation and Acid-Base ... acidosis or an alkalosis ... need to do more work ... = ANION GAP - ... Metabolic #Acidosis #Alkalosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... hypertension and signs ... and metabolic alkalosis ... renal bruit or signs ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
polyuria in the case ... hypernatremia, metabolic alkalosis ... Hypercortisolism #Diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #endocrinology
Narcissistic Personality Disorder: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Arrogant, Haughty Behaviors or Attitude - Often display
Narcissistic Personality Disorder ... Relationships based ... maintaining reality-based ... compromises of work ... Psychiatry #Criteria #Signs
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Miserly - Lack of generosity when it
Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder ... themselves; hoard in case ... Over-devotion to work ... to devotion to work ... Psychiatry #Criteria #Signs