8 results
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
obstruction • COPD ... , asthma, ↓ Drive ... alkalosis drive • Hypoxemia ... Vomiting D - Diarrhea ... #algorithm #diagnosis
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Response Management Algorithm ... pneumothorax, COPD ... /asthma • Pleural ... #Hypoxia #differential ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
Causes of Hypoxemia- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Ventilation/perfusion Mismatch
 • Airway Disease (Asthma, COPD)
 • Vascular (PE*)
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Ventilation ... Airway Disease (Asthma ... , COPD) • Vascular ... #Hypoxia #Differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
: - Diarrhea ... , pain, fever, hypoxia ... with associated hypoxia ... lung disease (COPD ... , OSA, Asthma, Obesity
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Obstruction • Asthma ... • COPD • Bronchiectasis ... Pneumonia • ARDS • COPD ... • Metabolic Acidosis
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
and Management Algorithm ... underlying dz (SLE ... , Dyspnea, H/O COPD ... , asthma, CF, PCP ... #differential
Intrapartum Abnormal Fetal HR Tracing - Causes of Bradycardia and Tachycardia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Bradycardia:
Tachycardia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... SLE) Fetal Bradycardia ... • Umbilical cord ... /acidosis • Vagal
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... some time, let’s see ... high - Chronic hypoxia ... #workup #hematology