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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... acidosis Step 5 - Differential ... - Vomiting, NG suction ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology ... Base #Gas #VBG #differential
Approach to Hypomagnesemia 

Fractional excretion of magnesium = (urine magnesium x serum creatinine)/ [0.7 (serum magnesium
loss if renal function ... Hypomagnesemia #algorithm ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes ... #nephrology #magnesium
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm ... from other causes ... consumption • Low/Normal ... #differential # ... potassium #nephrology
Causes of Secondary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Absence of menses for more than 3 cycles or
Causes of Secondary ... Amenorrhea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... estrogen: • Functional ... (e.g. eating disorder
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... volume-based algorithm ... #Hyponatremia #differential ... #diagnosis #table ... #sodium #nephrology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Most Common Causes ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal ... ) • Pulmonary function ... Bronchoscopy Laboratory ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Pragmatic diagnostic algorithm for hypokalemia. 
***Typical presentations: 
 • Vomiting: urine Na/Cl > 1.6, low urine
confirmed via genetic testing ... ; interpretation ... dependent upon local laboratory ... hypokalemia #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #nephrology
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Urinary Chloride Algorithm ... Vomiting/nasogastric suction ... the indicated causes ... Chloride #urine #Algorithm ... #nephrology #differential
Delayed Fracture Healing - Non-Union - Malunion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Inflammation (Hours-Days) -> Soft Callus (Days-Weeks)
Diagnosis Algorithm ... deviations from normal ... axis Non Functional ... Misalignment before casting ... #Orthopedics #Causes
6/02/2022 UPDATE: This assay is designed to detect non-variola orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox virus. It is not
monkeypox virus or to differentiate ... should use this algorithm ... reference level Laboratory ... See table below ... #SmallPox #Laboratory