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ABG vs VBG: Arterial vs Venous Blood Gases

ABG
PROS: Tells you exactly what the arterial environment looks
ABG vs VBG: Arterial ... exactly what the arterial ... looks like (pH, PaCO2 ... often requires serial ... Comparison #pH #pCO2
What's in a Blood Gas? VBG vs ABG

BOTTOM LINE: VBG is less painful, more easily obtained
VBG vs ABG BOTTOM ... very well, and PvCO2 ... in predicting arterial ... EBM #Diagnosis #ABG ... Comparison #PH #PCO2
Arterial Blood Gas (ABG) Analysis - Metabolic + Respiratory Acidosis + Alkalosis

pH ↓ pCO2 ↓ -
Arterial Blood Gas ... (ABG) Analysis ... acidosis pH ↑ pCO2 ... Respiratory acidosis #Arterial ... #BloodGas #ABG
Severe Left Atrial Enlargement on Echocardiogram
Have you ever seen a left atrium this big!?!? 
LA diameter
Severe Left Atrial ... you ever seen a left ... atrium this big ... Echocardiogram #Clinical #POCUS ... #A4C
Capnography
Measurement of exhaled carbon dioxide can be used to confirm ETT placement, for safer procedural sedation,
PvCO2 - Mixed ... venous CO2 • ... PaCO2 - Arterial ... on an ABG) The ... copd • Curare cleft
Severe Left Atrial Enlargement on Echocardiogram

- Dr. MOHAMMAD TARIQ ALI https://twitter.com/DRTARIQ786

#Left #Atrial #Enlargement #Severe #Cardiology #Echocardiogram
Severe Left Atrial ... DRTARIQ786 #Left ... #Atrial #Enlargement ... Echocardiogram #Clinical #POCUS ... #A4C #Massive
Cor Triatriatum on Echocardiogram

 - EchoTalk Echocardiography
@echotalk

Cor Triatriatum (or triatrial heart) is a congenital heart defect
defect where the left ... atrium (cor triatriatum ... sinistrum) or right atrium ... Echocardiogram #A4C ... #POCUS #Clinical
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6th ED
ICU-card
«ICU, Formulas & Drugs»
HEMODYNAMIC PATTERNS
Condition
SAP
CVP

PAP PCWP

CO C(a-v)02 PVR

SVR
Hypovolemic shock
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Cardiogenic shock
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Septic shock
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Cardiac Tamponade
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SP+2DP)/3 Mean Arterial ... Mean Pulmonary Arterial ... Cardiac Work Index, Left ... Stroke Work Index, Left ... 35-45 % arterial
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
A-a gradient = PAO2 ... - PaO2 A-a gradient ... (Patm - 47) - (PaCO2 ... Gradient • Right to Left ... Gradient #alveolar #arterial
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
O2 is inspired) PAO2 ... oxygen dissolved in arterial ... blood (measured on ABG ... hemoglobin in arterial ... oxygen content of arterial