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Hypoxemia in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Management: 

• increase Fi02 to 100% - verify!
Hypoxemia in Anesthesiology ... - Differential ... • ambu-bag / O2 ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Anesthesiology ... #Differential #
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
the Anion Gap (AG ... expected based on the AG ... the change in AG ... Do you need an ABG ... approximates an ABG
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
ABG And BMP Normal ... : Anion Gap (AG ... Delta: Delta = (AG ... Pure Normal AG ... Summary #Nephrology #ABG
Purple Urine Bag Syndrome
Chronic, indwelling catheter + bacteriuria (Providencia, Klebsiella, E.coli*) + alkaline urine
Tryptophan → Indoxyl
Purple Urine Bag ... Purple #Urine #Bag ... clinical #photo #differential
Hypoglycemia Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Workup:
 • Sulfonylurea Labs
 • Anti-lnsulin Ab - Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome
 •
Hypoglycemia Workup and Differential ... glucose q6 hrs until BG ... Continue until BG ... In insulinoma, BG ... Diagnosis #insulinoma #endocrinology
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
DFA sputum, LDH, ABG ... , BDG, Serum Cryptococcal ... Ag, Urine Histo ... Ag, Respiratory ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential ... NAGMA - Chem, ABG ... or VBG - Calculate ... Anion Gap - UAG ... Metabolic #NAGMA #Differential
Causes of Hypercalcemia due to increased Vitamin D levels
 • The BIG 3:
levels • The BIG ... Silicone-induced granuloma, BCG-associated ... VitaminD #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Humoral Immunity - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Antigens (Ag) are produced from pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites)
Findings Antigens (Ag ... cell-dependent Ag ... : Ag-presenting ... detect and bind Ag ... proliferate and differentiate
Abnormally Colored Urine - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Red:
 - Hematuria, Hemoglobinuria, Myoglobinuria
 - Beets, Rhubarb, Blackberries, Artificial
Colored Urine - Differential ... - Purple urine bag ... Discoloration #Differential