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Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis - Metabolic + Respiratory Acidosis + Alkalosis

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis ... - Metabolic + Respiratory ... BloodGas #ABG #Analysis ... #Interpretation ... #AcidBase #Diagnosis
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
and Blood Gas Analysis ... • Salicylates Metabolic ... MD @nickmmark #acidbase ... #workup #algorithm ... respiratory #bloodgas #interpretation
Some of the techniques used for Antenatal Diagnosis

Amniocentesis 
 - Chromosome/micro-array and DNA analysis 
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micro-array and DNA analysis ... PCR - Enzyme analysis ... inborn error of metabolism ... #Antenatal #Testing ... #Diagnosis #Laboratory
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation ... primary problem – metabolic ... need to do more work ... MSc @AmyChung #AcidBase ... #ABG #Interpretation
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Laboratory Diagnosis ... susceptibility testing ... Synovial fluid analysis ... testing of skin ... typically part of the workup
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm ... • Periodic paralysis ... Metabolic alkalosis ... #Differential #Algorithm ... Diagnosis #Causes #Workup
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm ... arrhythmias and paralysis ... differentiating kidney K wasting ... Pressure: - Metabolic ... Hippurate - Metabolic
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... defects, Glutathione metabolism ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup #hematology ... #testing
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... more time for the laboratory ... protein) to exclude metabolic ... Rheumatoid #Arthritis #laboratory ... #workup #diagnosis
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
ECF and ICF both work ... inevitably leads to Metabolic ... Metabolic Acidosis ... possibly requiring dialysis ... patients we are all treating