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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
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Base Disorders - Evaluation ... Do you need an ABG ... and ~5 mmHg to pCO2 ... Base #Disorders #Evaluation ... #workup #Differential
Laboratory Evaluation of Hypocalcemia #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Evaluation #Workup #Hypocalcemia #PTH #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Laboratory Evaluation ... Hypocalcemia #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Evaluation ... #Workup #Hypocalcemia
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Anemia #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Honc #Anemia #Differential #Workup #Algorithm #Microcytic #Macrocytic
Algorithm for the Evaluation ... Anemia #Diagnosis #EM ... #Differential #Workup
Jaundice Evaluation Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management #EM #IM #GI #Jaundice #Hyperbilirubinemia #Workup #Evaluation #Differential #Algorithm #Direct #Indirect
Jaundice Evaluation ... Diagnosis #Management #EM ... Hyperbilirubinemia #Workup ... #Evaluation #Differential
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 ... -Serial evaluation ... than monitoring ABG ... to “blow off” CO2
Algorithm for the differentiation between simple and complex febrile seizures. Guidelines for evaluation of each. #Diagnosis
Guidelines for evaluation ... Diagnosis #Management #EM ... Seizure #Algorithm #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
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Checklist for Evaluation ... differential - ABG ... tox/infectious workup ... Checklist #Delirium #Evaluation ... #Workup #MICU #
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
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
of Hypoglycemia Evaluation ... , no extensive workup ... EtOH - Infectious workup ... antibodies #Diagnosis #EM