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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Base Disorders - Evaluation ... and Differential ... and ~5 mmHg to pCO2 ... Differential Diagnosis ... Base #Disorders #Evaluation
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Respiratory Alkalosis (pCO2 ... AcidBase #Disorders #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Nephro #Hyponatremia #Algorithm #VolumeStatus #Differential #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis ... and Evaluation ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #Nephro ... #Hyponatremia #Algorithm ... #VolumeStatus #Differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
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Differentials? ... Metabolic: pH pCO2 ... acidosis Step 5 - Differential ... Summary #Nephrology #ABG ... #differential
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hypokalemia #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Nephro #Hypokalemia #Acidosis #Alkalosis #Algorithm #Differential #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis ... and Evaluation ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #Nephro ... Acidosis #Alkalosis #Algorithm ... #Differential #
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hypernatremia #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Nephro #Hypernatremia #Algorithm #VolumeStatus #Differential #DiabetesInsipidus #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis ... and Evaluation ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #Nephro ... Hypernatremia #Algorithm ... #VolumeStatus #Differential
Evaluation of Headache #Diagnosis #Management #EM #Neuro #Headache #Differential #Evaluation #Algorithm #Ddxof
Evaluation of Headache ... Management #EM #Neuro ... #Headache #Differential ... #Evaluation #Algorithm
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
normalize the ABG ... -Serial evaluation ... than monitoring ABG ... to “blow off” CO2 ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
type of hypoxia) PIO2 ... O2 is inspired) PAO2 ... blood (measured on ABG ... Low SvO2 → Low PaO2 ... summary #pulmonary #differential
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation Algorithm
In addition to edema and urine concentration, always consider urine
Hyponatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis and Evaluation ... Algorithm In addition ... #Hyponatremia #Differential ... #Algorithm #nephrology