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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
ABG And BMP Normal ... Metabolic: pH pCO2 ... salicylates) R Renal ... - Diarrhea - Renal ... Summary #Nephrology #ABG
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Do you need an ABG ... and ~5 mmHg to pCO2 ... Ketoacidosis, Renal ... loss of bicarb, Renal ... GI loss of H+, Renal
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
normalize the ABG ... than monitoring ABG ... failure), not the ABG ... to “blow off” CO2 ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
Complex Hydronephrosis on Renal POCUS

Look beyond the RUSH exam - normal echo/flat IVC/no abd FF/no AAA....
Hydronephrosis on Renal ... POCUS Look beyond ... echo/flat IVC/no abd ... #Renal #Ultrasound ... #Clinical
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... Sp02 88-92% • VBG ... /ABG Matthew ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
OTCs, herbals, abx ... protein/Cr - Renal ... - 45% - Pre-renal ... mostly ATN and pre-renal ... Nephrology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Common ultrasound abnormalities seen on kidney and urinary bladder POCUS

- Dr. Abhilash Koratala MD - NephroPOCUS
urinary bladder POCUS ... differential #diagnosis #pocus ... #ultrasound #renal ... #clinical
Mobile Cardiac Thrombus on POCUS Echocardiogram

Pinball!
- Dr. Alexandre Aby Azar @alexandre_aby

#Intracardiac #Thrombus #Mobile #Pinball #Clinical #POCUS
Cardiac Thrombus on POCUS ... Alexandre Aby Azar ... Mobile #Pinball #Clinical ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
#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
#ICUCard RENAL ... (Na U(U/P Cr) Renal ... Gap ACID-BASE AG ... pCO2 = 1.5 (HCO3 ... pk + log (HCO3/(PCO2
An Algorithm for the Management of Seizures

The management of active seizures is algorithmic, starting with a
An Algorithm for ... active seizures is algorithmic ... airway adjuncts and bag-valve ... detailed in the algorithm ... The focus is on