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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
acetaminophen dosing ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology ... #VBG #differential
Management of Pediatric Kidney Stones
Acute Managment:
 • Pain relief: NSAIDs, opioids
 • Facilitating passage of stone:
Managment: • Pain ... retrieve stone using ... persistent severe pain ... - Calcium as ... Management #Pediatrics #nephrology
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
complications such as ... differentiating kidney ... urinary losses: • High ... diagnosis #Algorithm #differential ... #potassium #nephrology
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Causes of High-anion ... Chronic progressive kidney ... Potassium-sparing ... Metabolic #Acidosis #differential ... diagnosis #causes #nephrology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... - Abdominal pain ... nephrotoxicity to kidney ... Monitor potassium ... causes #treatment #nephrology
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
treatment, but high ... (N/V bloating, abd ... pain) and vasomotor ... oral calcium, potassium ... gastroenterology #diagnosis #differential
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
(AHTR): Occurs during ... : Fever, flank pain ... High mortality. ... Hypocalcemia, Hyperkalemia ... products contain potassium
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
(AHTR): Occurs during ... : Fever, flank pain ... High mortality. ... Hypocalcemia, Hyperkalemia ... products contain potassium