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Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
obstruction • COPD ... • Hypoxemia • Pain ... - non anion gap ... MD @nickmmark #acidbase ... #workup #algorithm
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
• Underlying disease ... onset of swelling, pain ... OA in atypical locations ... : Wrist, MCP, or ... swelling, significant pain
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease ... onset of swelling, pain ... OA in atypical locations ... : Wrist, MCP or ... with acute neck pain
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Anion gap? ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... restrictive lung disease ... (COPD, OSA, Asthma ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase