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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Diagnosis: Causes ... , pain, fever, hypoxia ... with associated hypoxia ... lung disease (COPD ... #VBG #differential
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
OSA DIFFUSION DISORDER ... direction leads to hypoxemia ... , asthma, COPD, ... Respiratory #Failure #hypoxia ... Diagnosis #pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation Symptoms ... Chronic cough • Hypoxia ... obstruction • COPD ... polycythemia from chronic hypoxia ... #pulmonary #differential