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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... sedation, narcotics, CVA ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology ... ABG #bloodgas #Acid ... #Base #Gas #VBG
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... factors: Age>60, CKD ... elevated BNP, high CVP ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Phosphate Binders - Pros and Cons

Calcium carbonate (TumsTM) 
 - Most inexpensive, antacid properties useful for
absorption compared to Ca ... lowering, uric acid ... Magnesium based ... Phosphate #Binders #Table ... #Comparison #Pharmacology
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
Causes of Myoclonus ... encephalopathies, CJD ... septic, pulmonary), acid-base ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #neurology
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
Short chain fatty acids ... of diet therapy CD ... NG tube); • CD-TREAT ... - Solid food-based ... IBD #Nutrition #comparison