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Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Pulmonary Function ... Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation ... #Pulmonary #FunctionTests ... #PFTs #Interpretation
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Disorders - Blood Gas ... Differentials? ... ABG And BMP Normal ... - Vomiting, NG suction ... #VBG #differential
Hypoxemia in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Management: 

• increase Fi02 to 100% - verify!
Anesthesiology - Differential ... / circuit • suction ... arterial blood gas ... • ambu-bag / O2 ... Anesthesiology #Differential
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
Bleeding and Bruising ... of Hemostasis - Differential ... Willebrand factor Ag ... causes are liver function ... #Bleeding #Bruising
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Increase fresh gas ... confirm reservoir bag ... airway pressure gas ... arterial blood gas ... Airway #Pressure #Differential
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
ALL can present as ... mass • Rapidly rising ... Philadelphia - BCR-ABL ... PLT: Petechiae, bruising ... thrombocytopenia, or functional
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
neuromuscular junction ... Ab to AChR blocks ... receptor function ... life-threatening Differential ... PCB variants of GBS
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
Increase fresh gas ... confirm reservoir bag ... consider passing suction ... using reservoir bag ... #Hypotension #Differential
ECMO Troubleshooting - OnePager Summary
ECMO Emergency Protocol - Team should train/practice & have necessary supplies at
may also impair gas ... Gas Exchange Problems ... clearance (worsening function ... therefore worsening function ... problems #diagnosis #differential
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
As soon as ... consider passing suction ... using reservoir bag ... -1) Embolism, gas ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential