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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Disorders - Blood Gas ... ABG And BMP Normal ... (AG) = {Na - (Cl ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... #VBG #differential
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Checklist for Evaluation ... - CBC with differential ... - ABG/VBG only ... infectious workup as ... nonconvuIsive status #Checklist
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential ... NAGMA - Chem, ABG ... or VBG - Calculate ... insufficiency (GFR 20-50 ml ... Metabolic #NAGMA #Differential
Urine Anion Gap in NAGMA
NA + K - Cl = surrogate for Urine NH4+
NH4+ is excreted
Urine Anion Gap ... NAGMA NA + K - Cl ... - as counter-ion ... increasing negative AG ... NAGMA #diagnosis #differential
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... HUS, DIC, HELLP, AS ... ABO incompatibility ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #causes #classification
Pleural Manometry Summary
Measurement of Intrapleural Pressures and Pleural Elastance during therapeutic thoracentesis can be used to
pathologies such as ... of re-expansion pulmonary ... and collecting bag ... diagnosis #management #pulmonary ... #differential #
The pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. 1 – In an initiating phase, there is lung alveolar
of idiopathic pulmonary ... membrane across which gas ... that bind the Arg-Gly-Asp ... conditions, fibroblasts differentiate ... Fibrosis #Idiopathic #Pulmonary
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
to marked anion gap ... blood glucose (BG ... marked increase in BG ... Disorders #ketones #differential ... diagnosis #management #endocrinology
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
Increase fresh gas ... arterial blood gas ... o Aspiration, pulmonary ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
Increase fresh gas ... using reservoir bag ... fluid boluses (250 ml ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Intraoperative #Checklist