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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
A1C and eAG
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*For Educational Purposes Only*

#Diabetes #T2D #DM2 #Table #PrimaryCare #Endocrinology #BloodGlucose #A1C
A1C and eAG ~ ... Diabetes #T2D #DM2 #Table ... #PrimaryCare #Endocrinology
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
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Hypoglycemia Workup and Differential ... glucose q6 hrs until BG ... Continue until BG ... In insulinoma, BG ... Diagnosis #insulinoma #endocrinology
Oxygen delivery & ABG interpretation made easier with this simple colour-coded table. Please share, and print
Oxygen delivery & ABG ... simple colour-coded table ... NRB #FlowRates #Table
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
Ketosis Disorders - Comparison Table
 • Starvation Ketosis
 • Alcoholic Ketoacidosis (AKA)
 • Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
Disorders - Comparison Table ... Disorders #ketones #differential ... diagnosis #management #endocrinology ... #comparison #table
Hypoxemia in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Management: 

• increase Fi02 to 100% - verify!
Anesthesiology - Differential ... • ambu-bag / O2 ... Anesthesiology #Differential