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To improve the usefulness of the serum creatinine concentration as a marker of kidney function, prediction
Renal Disease (MDRD ... However, the MDRD ... Diagnosis #Nephrology #MDRD ... Formulas #Creatinine #Clearance
Lactic Acidosis - Overview and Pathophysiology
Lactic acid is an endogenous substrate for gluconeogenesis, that is constantly
Lactic Acidosis ... does not cause acidosis ... ) Lactic Acidosis ... Toxins • Impaired Clearance ... nickmmark #Lactic #Acidosis
Drug Clearance and Pharmacokinetics Considerations in ECMO

- Infographic by Dr. Catherine Beni @totalbodydolor 

#ECMO #Pharmacology #Drug
Drug Clearance and ... Pharmacology #Drug #Clearance
MDRO: Multiple Drug Resistant Organism (Stenehjem E et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2016; 63(10): 1273-1280)

#AntibioticClassificationSchema #Antibiotics
MDRO: Multiple Drug ... #Antibiotics #MDRO
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
are they more acidotic ... Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... : Lactic Acidosis ... Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... • Respiratory Acidosis
Pharmacokinetic Characteristics and Primary Routes of Clearance of Oral Anticoagulant Agents

Warfarin - 100% Hepatic, 0% Renal
Apixaban
Primary Routes of Clearance ... #Pharmacology #Clearance
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis ... ) • Impaired Clearance ... Alcoholic lactic acidosis ... Presents as AG acidosis ... nickmmark #Lactic #Acidosis
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation
 • AG/non-AG Metabolic Acidosis
 • AG Acidosis "Delta/Delta"
 • Metabolic Alkalosis
non-AG Metabolic Acidosis ... • AG Acidosis ... • Respiratory Acidosis ... diagnosis #acidbase #acidosis
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis - Metabolic + Respiratory Acidosis + Alkalosis

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
+ Respiratory Acidosis ... ↓ - Metabolic acidosis ... - Respiratory acidosis ... #Compensation #acidosis
Renal Tubular Disorders

 • Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (Type 1)
 • Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis (Type
Renal Tubular Acidosis ... Renal Tubular Acidosis ... Renal Tubular Acidosis ... Renal #Tubular #Acidosis