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Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Gas Analysis 1. pH ... Respiratory Acidosis ... CO2 production Respiratory ... acidbase #workup #algorithm ... #bloodgas #interpretation
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Respiratory or Metabolic ... ↑ ↑ Metabolic alkalosis ... alkalosis: - ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... Nephrology #ABG #bloodgas
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
tachypnea with no respiratory ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... Alkalosis, High ... Resuscitation 2) Urine pH ... #Treatment
Algorithm for Treatment of Chronic Thromboembolic Disease (CTEPH)
Initial Imaging for Screening - V/Q scan - 90-100%
Algorithm for Treatment ... Karan Desai MD, MPH ... karanpdesai #cteph #management ... #algorithm #cardiology ... #pulmonary #treatment
The 2019 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) treatment strategy figure for adults and adolescents, annotated to
Asthma (GINA) treatment ... ; FEV1: forced expiratory ... #GINA #Asthma #Management ... #Stepwise #Pulmonary ... #Algorithm #Guidelines
Pharmacologic treatment algorithms by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease grade. Highlighted boxes and arrows
Pharmacologic treatment ... algorithms by Global ... indicate preferred treatment ... ; FEV1: forced expiratory ... #Management #Pulmonary
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Algorithm for Chronic ... Obstructive Pulmonary ... ; FEV1, forced expiratory ... #Algorithm #Management ... #Pulmonary #LABA
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... 2 (or complete respiratory ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm ... #Management #Exacerbation ... #treatment #pulmonary
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
Resuscitation & respiratory ... IV peramivir if NPO ... suspected Adiunctive treatments ... lab-confirmed influenza, pulmonary ... Influenza #Checklist #Management