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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
the Anion Gap (AG ... Do you need an ABG ... approximates an ABG ... and ~5 mmHg to pCO2 ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Blood Gas (ABG) ... Look at the pCO2 ... the change in pCO2 ... need to do more work ... AmyChung #AcidBase #ABG
Severe Asthma Exacerbation
Signs of a Severe Asthma Exacerbation:
 • Vitals: ↑HR ↑RR ↓SpO2
 • High work
↓SpO2 • High work ... poor air flow • ABG ... : - High pCO2 ... Abnormally normal ABG ... with increased work
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
the patient's work ... normalize the ABG ... than monitoring ABG ... failure), not the ABG ... to “blow off” CO2
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
AECOPD) Obtain workup ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... Sp02 88-92% • VBG ... /ABG Matthew
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Visualized Intraoperatively - MICS CABG Surgery

- Rodrigo Ribeiro de Souza MD @rodrigo_md_1979

#Coronary
Intraoperatively - MICS CABG ... intraoperative #clinical ... thoracic #surgery #video ... #MICS #CABG
COPD phenotypes:  Blue Bloaters vs. Pink Puffers
The two most stereotypical forms of COPD are pink
physiology and clinical ... a near-normal PaCO2 ... persistently increased work ... life-threat is increased work ... increase in the work
Atrial Fibrillation seen during Bypass Surgery (CABG)

Dr. Thomas Dolven @thomas1973

#Atrial #Fibrillation #AFib #thoracic #Surgery #CTS #clinical
Bypass Surgery (CABG ... #Surgery #CTS #clinical ... #video #intraoperative
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... • Orthopnea - PaO2 ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... Oxygenation defect - PaO2 ... transplant - Lizzie Aby
Internal Thoracic Artery Bleeding and Harvest

By Michel Pompeu Sá, MD @M_Pompeu_Sa_MD via @CardioSurgPost

#ITA #Thoracic #Artery #Bleed
Harvest #thoracic #CABG ... #clinical #intraoperative ... #surgery #video