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Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation ... #Pulmonary #FunctionTests ... #PFTs #Interpretation
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis - Metabolic + Respiratory Acidosis + Alkalosis

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis ... ↑ - Metabolic alkalosis ... - Respiratory alkalosis ... BloodGas #ABG #Analysis ... #Interpretation
Blood Gas Analysis and Interpretation
STEPS TO ANALYSIS
1. Look at PH. Alkalotic or acidotic?
Blood Gas Analysis ... and Interpretation ... STEPS TO ANALYSIS ... BloodGas #ABG #VBG #Analysis ... #Interpretation
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
and Blood Gas Analysis ... production Respiratory alkalosis ... Pain/anxiety • Hepatic ... - Contraction alkalosis ... respiratory #bloodgas #interpretation
Arthrocentesis - Joint Fluid Analysis

Effusion Characteristics (Color, Clarity, WCC, PMN, Crystals, Bacteria) by Disease Process: 
OA,
- Joint Fluid Analysis ... TB arthritis, Septic ... Fluid #Effusion #Analysis ... Aspiration #Pseudogout #Septic ... Infective #Arthritis #Interpretation
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
synovial fluid - Interpretation ... Inflammatory - Septic ... does not rule out septic ... Fluid #Effusion #Analysis ... Infective #Arthritis #Interpretation
Arthrocentesis - Synovial Fluid Analysis
Normal < 150 WBC, Colorless/Straw color, High Viscosity
Noninflammatory < 3,000 WBC, Straw/yellow
Synovial Fluid Analysis ... Low Viscosity Septic ... Synovial #Fluid #Analysis ... #interpretation
Knee Effusions - Arthrocentesis Interpretation

Inflammatory arthritis:
 • Color: Yellow-> Green
 • Clarity: Opaque
 • Viscosity: Low
Arthrocentesis Interpretation ... Culture: Negative Septic ... RBC's Crystal analysis ... #diagnosis #septic ... #joint #fluid #analysis
Deciphering the SAAG - Serum to Ascites Albumin Gradient
Ascites is either made in the liver sinusoid
liver sinusoid (hepatic ... the liver The hepatic ... blood into the hepatic ... Albumin #Gradient #Interpretation ... #Differential #Analysis
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
seems like DKA, sepsis ... Acidosis, Respiratory Alkalosis ... 4.5 mmol/L 5) Dialysis