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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Base Disorders - Evaluation ... and Differential ... Differential Diagnosis ... Base #Disorders #Evaluation ... #Diagnosis #acidosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... ) = {Na - (Cl + ... Diagnosis: Causes ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Tachypnea - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Alkalemia:
 • Acute Respiratory Alkalosis
 • Chronic Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure
Tachypnea - Evaluation ... and Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... : • Metabolic Acidosis ... #Pulmonary
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
(NAGMA) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... NAGMA - Chem, ABG ... insufficiency (GFR 20-50 ml ... #Diagnosis #Workup
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... in particular) Evaluation ... DFA sputum, LDH, ABG ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis ... #evaluation #differential
Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
Hyperuricemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Myeloid Leukemia (CML ... • Diabetic acidosis ... #endocrinology
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Tachypnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • Metabolic acidosis ... Post-Ictal/Grand mal ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
by an anion gap acidosis ... marked anion gap acidosis ... Disorders #ketones #differential ... #diagnosis #management ... #endocrinology
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Renal: metabolic acidosis ... oliguria (< 0.5 mL ... #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Renal: metabolic acidosis ... oliguria (< 0.5 mL ... #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential ... #causes #classification