2594 results
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Globulin - Protein Gap ... Elevated Globulin Gap ... elevated globulin gap ... ratio indicates overproduction ... #ProteinGap #differential
CAP, HCAP, HAP and VAP - Diagnosis and Treatment

HCAP & CAP – those presenting to the
CAP, HCAP, HAP and ... VAP - Diagnosis ... with pneumonia HAP ... & VAP – those that ... #HCAP #HAP #VAP
Pneumonia - Causative Organisms
 • CAP - Typical, Atypical, Endemic
 • Aspiration
 • Decreased Immunity
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Organisms • CAP ... • Hospital - HAP ... , VAP - CMC IM ... #microbiology #differential
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis - Gap and Non-Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Elevated Anion Gap
Metabolic Acidosis - Gap ... and Non-Gap - Differential ... Elevated Anion Gap ... • Normal Anion Gap ... NonGap #Nephrology #Differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... Step 4 - Anion gap ... Corrected Anion Gap ... acidosis Step 5 - Differential ... #VBG #differential
Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter is Better 
CAP 
HAP 
VAP 
Intra-abd 
Gram Neg Bacteremia 
AECB 
Cellulitis 
Osteo 
Septic
Shorter is Better CAP ... HAP VAP Intra-abd
Unmeasured Anions Associated with an Elevated Anion Gap and Metabolic Acidosis

#Unmeasured #Anions #Gap #Metabolic #Acidosis #Diagnosis
Elevated Anion Gap ... Unmeasured #Anions #Gap ... Nephrology #Table #Differential
Low Anion Gap - Various causes and mechanisms of a Low Anion Gap
 • Hypoalbuminemia (1gm
Low Anion Gap - ... of a Low Anion Gap ... for the anion gap ... • Normal anion gap ... AnionGap #causes #differential
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
Normal Anion-Gap ... Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential ... Calculate Anion Gap ... Urine osmolar gap ... Metabolic #NAGMA #Differential
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Evaluation and Differential ... with the Anion Gap ... Differential Diagnosis ... : • Anion Gap ... Evaluation #workup #Differential