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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... - Blood Gas Interpretation ... - Vomiting, NG suction ... bloodgas #Acid #Base ... #Gas #VBG #differential
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Hypochloremia - Differential ... - Metabolic alkalosis ... decarboxylation/gas ... muscle cells • Gas ... secretion • Acid-base
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
- Differential ... Vomiting/nasogastric suction ... effect) • Normal gap ... • Normal acid-base ... #Differential #
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Metabolic Alkalosis ... Vomiting/nasogastric suction ... poisoning Normal acid-base ... In a normal gap ... Algorithm #nephrology #differential
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Failure (ADHF) as ... just simply a clinical ... be determined based ... hemodynamics and cardiac function ... #diagnosis #differential
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 ... there is a broad differential ... and additional clinical ... mandatory for the interpretion ... #Clinical #Radiology