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Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
average settings • Causes ... gas equation • Causes ... • Most common cause ... lungs • Ideal gas exchange ... to hypoxemia • Causes
Digoxin Pharmacology and Pathophysiology
1) Na/K ATPase Pump - Digoxin works by directly binding to and inhibiting
. 2) The Na/Ca Exchanger ... the Na+2/Ca+2 exchanger ... are no longer exchanged ... intracellular calcium causes
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Causes of High-anion ... Metabolic Acidosis Causes ... and chronic) Causes ... Cation exchange ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Diagnosis Algorithm Cause ... intoxication Cause ... cells • Gas exchange ... ⁻ increase may cause ... ⁻ decrease may cause
ECMO Troubleshooting - OnePager Summary
ECMO Emergency Protocol - Team should train/practice & have necessary supplies at
vent settings - Exchange ... circuit and can cause ... also impair gas exchange ... EMBOLISM - can cause ... Gas Exchange Problems
Causes of Hyperkalemia - Intercellular Shift - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transcellular Shift - Appropriate renal excretion (GFR,
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... Decreased Na+-H+ Exchanger ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
DEMYELINATING DISEASES OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

What Are Demyelinating Diseases?
• Conditions that damage myelin, the protective
area postrema (nausea ... steroids ± plasma exchange ... , IVIg, plasma exchange ... ± IVIg/plasma exchange ... autoimmune/infectious causes
ACEI or ARB Initiation
Hyperkalemia:
 - Review concurrent drugs
 - Moderate potassium Intake
 - Consider: diuretics, sodium
blcaibonate, Gl cation exchangers ... - Review for causes
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
oxygenation due to a gas exchange ... lung disease Caused
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
: • 1400 new cases ... • 75-90% of cases ... hyperintense signal change ... • Infectious causes ... Steroids • Plasma exchange