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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... ABG And BMP Normal ... Metabolic: pH pCO2 ... Compensation, Acute ... Summary #Nephrology #ABG
ABG vs VBG: Arterial vs Venous Blood Gases

ABG
PROS: Tells you exactly what the arterial environment looks
ABG vs VBG: Arterial ... vs Venous Blood Gases ... looks like (pH, PaCO2 ... serial exams #ABG ... Comparison #pH #pCO2
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential ... Respiratory Acidosis (pCO2 ... Respiratory Alkalosis (pCO2 ... AcidBase #Disorders #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Evaluation and Differential ... and ~5 mmHg to pCO2 ... the chronicity (acute ... , chronic, or acute ... Differential Diagnosis
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 ... summary #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
Drugs Causing Acute ... rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... #Pancreatitis #Causes ... #Differential #
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Injury (AKI) - Differential ... Drugs (NSAlDs, Abx ... KidneyInjury #Nephrology #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Differential Diagnosis of Acute Severe Dyspnea

#Acute #Dyspnea #Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Differential Diagnosis ... of Acute Severe ... Dyspnea #Acute ... #Dyspnea #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Secondary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis
 • Pregnancy
 • Endocrinopathies: PCOS, Hypothyroidism
 • HPA Dysfunction:
Causes of Secondary ... Amenorrhea - Differential ... Endocrinopathies: PCOS ... Secondary #Amenorrhea #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Acute Kidney Injury Framework - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

#AKI #Acute #Kidney #Injury #Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Acute Kidney Injury ... Framework - Differential ... Algorithm #AKI #Acute ... Kidney #Injury #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes