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What's in a Blood Gas? VBG vs ABG

BOTTOM LINE: VBG is less painful, more easily obtained
obtained than ABG, pH ... Diagnosis #ABG #VBG #Differences ... #Versus #Comparison ... #PH #PCO2 #Studies
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
What is the difference ... while completely different ... initial treatment algorithms ... mesentericischemia #comparison ... #differences #diagnosis
ABG vs VBG: Arterial vs Venous Blood Gases

ABG
PROS: Tells you exactly what the arterial environment looks
VBG: Arterial vs Venous ... environment looks like (pH ... #Correlation #Comparison ... #pH #pCO2 #Diagnosis ... #Differences
Hypoxia vs Hypoxemia - Know the difference
 • Hypoxia - Underoxygenation of organs, tissues, and cells
Hypoxemia - Know the difference ... arterial and or venous ... hypoxia #hypoxemia #comparison ... #diagnosis #versus
Morphological Criteria for Discriminating Ventricular Tachycardia from Supraventricular Tachycardia with Aberration

Source Article: Wide Complex Tachycardia –
Electrocardiogram #VTach #SVT #Differences ... #Comparison #Brugada ... #Algorithm
SALT-ED Trial - Balanced Crystalloids versus Saline in Noncritically Ill Adults

N Engl J Med 2018; 378:819-828
Balanced Crystalloids versus ... , there was no difference
Myocardial Infarction - Type 1 vs Type 2

The key difference between Type I vs. Type II
Type 2 The key difference ... TypeII #Types #Versus
Balanced Crystalloids vs. NormalSaline - My infographic about SALT-ED and SMART trial comparing crystalloids and saline
Balanced Crystalloids versus ... Adults - No difference ... Balanced Crystalloids versus
Characteristics of Commonly Used Phosphate Binders 
Aluminum 
 - Potent and effective 
 - Useful for
calcification versus ... adynamic bone disease versus ... effective over wide pH ... effective over wide pH ... Binders #Table #Comparison
Resolution: this patient has a splinter. While foreign bodies tend to generally be hyperechoic, metallic foreign
POCUS #Splinter #Versus ... #Needle #Comparison ... Differentiation #Difference