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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... ) = {Na - (Cl + ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Summary ... bloodgas #Acid #Base
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Prognostication based ... on scores and clinical ... Transient Hypotension, Shock ... prognostication #diagnosis ... stratification #criticalcare
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... IV's, Consider IL ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... Aggressive IVF , ABX ... #Summary #criticalcare
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... immunocompromised, IBD ... non-toxigenic • Stool PCR ... Ileus, Megacolon, Shock
Basics of Waveform Capnography
Waveform capnography assesses ventilation by monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide
Can use measurement and morphology
pathophysiology CLINICAL ... indicate: - Shock ... #Capnography #interpretation ... #patterns #diagnosis ... #pulmonary
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
Based on these non-specific ... broad differential diagnosis ... and additional clinical ... mandatory for the interpretion ... #Clinical #Radiology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... be determined based ... with presence of pulmonary ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... echocardiogram #management #clinical ... #criticalcare #
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
heart (Sepsis, Shock ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica ... foamed #algorithm #criticalcare
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
A 39-year-old ... This patient’s clinical ... Several of the diagnoses ... exam findings and clinical ... defaulting to a normal interpretation