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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Differential Diagnosis ... retention • Respiratory ... Ventilation • Respiratory ... #Evaluation #workup ... Diagnosis #acidosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Diagnosis: Causes ... Renal failure (uremia ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... ABG #bloodgas #Acid
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Dyspnea - Differential ... • Pleura: - Effusion ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... : - Anemia • ... Additional: - Acidosis
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Diagnosis Framework ... • Pericardial effusion ... /Tamponade Hematologic ... Tachypnea: • Anemia ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Differential Diagnosis ... Acid-Base Disorders ... Aspiration, Severe anemia ... Cardiac failure, Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #causes
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... vitamin B12 or folic acid ... blood count with differential ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology