7 results
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... Values • pH: ... acidosis Step 5 - Differential ... or restrictive lung ... Base #Gas #VBG #differential
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Idiopathic ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... #Differential #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
breath sounds • Rales ... CXR upright or lat ... - Switch to oral ... Abscess Differential ... #causes #management
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
sedimentation rate + Normal ... Skin Disease Classification ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Cytopenias • Cardiac valve ... flares • CRP normal
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vascular Causes ... CA, small cell lung ... Infiltrative Labs
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Polycythemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... an underlying cause ... that a one-off value ... exogenous, EPO levels: normal
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
include Crackles/Rales ... is vital while lab ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management