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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 ... the change in AG ... Do you need an ABG ... approximates an ABG ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
ABG And BMP Normal ... : Anion Gap (AG ... Pure Normal AG ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology ... #ABG #bloodgas
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential ... Framework and Workup ... NAGMA - Chem, ABG ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #nephrology
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
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
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
DFA sputum, LDH, ABG ... Ag, Urine Histo ... Ag, Respiratory ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential
How much sodium is in 1 Liter of Normal Saline? In Bags if Potato Chips
In Bags if Potato ... mg Na A 1 oz. bag ... much sodium as 20 bags ... Carmody @jbcarmody #bags ... normal #saline #ns #nephrology
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
- CBC with differential ... - ABG/VBG only ... tox/infectious workup ... Delirium #Evaluation #Workup
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
the patient's work ... normalize the ABG ... than monitoring ABG ... failure), not the ABG
Abnormally Colored Urine - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Red:
 - Hematuria, Hemoglobinuria, Myoglobinuria
 - Beets, Rhubarb, Blackberries, Artificial
Colored Urine - Differential ... - Purple urine bag ... Discoloration #Differential ... #Diagnosis #nephrology