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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... ) = {Na - (Cl + ... D-lactate (short bowel ... syndrome, intestinal ... bloodgas #Acid #Base
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Management
Global IBS Symptoms:
  - Limited trial low FODMAP diet
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... Management Global ... Rifaximin- up to 3 courses ... #Syndrome #Management
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnosis:
 • Use a positive diagnostic strategy with
Irritable Bowel ... Syndrome (IBS) - ... Diagnosis and Management ... #Irritable #Bowel ... #Management #gastroenterology
ICU Pre-Rounding Bundle Checklist
VITALS: trends!
 • Important to know if the pt is getting better or
per 24 hrs. and bowel ... regimen) ABX: ... / TUBES: know gauges ... Bundle #Checklist #CriticalCare ... #Management
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
usually caused ... issue which varies based ... demyelination syndrome ... in 100 mL boluses ... Diagnosis #Treatment #management
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
crusade against “Ab ... Chloride (Cl-) ... K+ in the ECF causes ... #foamed #criticalcare ... #management #diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... that are poorly formed ... Out Secondary Causes ... Myelogenous Leukemia (CML ... treatment (examples: ATG
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
with suspected HH based ... If other causes ... SF of >1,000 μg/mL ... algorithm #diagnosis #management ... #hepatology #gastroenterology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Diagnosis and Management ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... indicates that it is ... muscles) • Wide based ... (>1000u/ml) -
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... echocardiogram #management ... #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment