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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... : 1. ... 3. ... mmol/L Step 1 ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Disorders - Evaluation ... Differential Diagnosis 1) ... 3) Now, look at ... approximates an ABG by adding ... #workup #Differential
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Acid Base and Blood ... Gas Analysis 1. ... 3. ... nickmmark #acidbase #workup ... #algorithm #diagnosis
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm
Acidosis
 - RTA
 - Diarrhea
pH Normal 
 1. Decreased Mg 
 2. Intracellular Shift
Hypokalemia Differential Algorithm ... discontinued) 3. ... Metabolic alkalosis ... Diagnosis #Causes #Workup ... #Nephrology
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation ... and Acid-Base Pathology ... 1- Does the patient ... respiratory) 3- ... need to do more work
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Non-neuromuscular disorder ... localized) 1. ... Radiation • Metabolic ... Infectious: Leprosy 3. ... dystrophies Work
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
to perfusion: 3: ... 1), and the base ... overperfused (ratio: 0.6:1) ... granulomatous disorders ... Silicosis - Coal worker
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spinal Cord Disorders ... Cord Causes: 1. ... , Aspergillus 3. ... Toxic Metabolic: ... differential #algorithm
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
• Prevalence: 1- ... -50, Females 2-3 ... associated with DM-1, ... muscles) • Wide based ... antibody that works