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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Interpretation: 1. ... mmol/L Step 1 ... Summary #Nephrology #ABG ... #bloodgas #Acid
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid ... Differential Diagnosis 1) ... Do you need an ABG ... an ABG by adding ... and ~5 mmHg to pCO2
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Acid Base and Blood ... Gas Analysis 1. ... 2. pCO2 - What’s ... the pCO2? ... acidbase #workup #algorithm
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Blood Gas (ABG) ... Interpretation and Acid-Base ... Pathology 1- Does ... Look at the pCO2 ... AmyChung #AcidBase #ABG
A good approach when dealing with hypotension at the bedside includes using the following systematic four
individual component: 1. ... Diagnosis #Management #EM ... #IM #PCC #Hypotensive ... Hypotension #Approach #Algorithm
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... Echo, LE doppler, CTA ... panel) • Alpha 1 ... /ABG Matthew ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm
Algorithm for Evaluation of Suspected Pulmonary Embolism #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #PulmonaryEmbolism #Pulmonary #Embolism #DDimer #CTA
Algorithm for Evaluation ... Embolism #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #PCC #PulmonaryEmbolism ... Embolism #DDimer #CTA ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
#ICUCard
RENAL
GFR
90-131
mL/min
((140-age)*Wt)/(72*Cr)
Glomerular Filtration Rate (Cockcroft)
CI Cr
90-131
mL/min
(CrU * volume)/CrS
Creatinine Clearance
FENa
0.0-1.0
%
((U/P Na)/(U/P Cr))*100
Fractional Excretion of Na+
Na req
mEq
(125-Na)*0.6*Wt
Required Sodium
FE Urea
Osmolar Gap ACID-BASE ... AG S 8-16 mEq ... H_def 0 mEq Acid ... pCO2 = 1.5 (HCO3 ... )/HCO3 Acid base
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Trial - Management Algorithm ... ischemia -> Coronary CTA ... revascularization (PCI ... vs CABG). ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Epidemiology: • #1 ... non-toxigenic • Stool PCR ... equivocal • CT ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... doi.org/10.1093/cid