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Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
2. pCO2 - What’s ... the pCO2? ... Medications, Central, ↑ CO2 ... nickmmark #acidbase #workup ... #algorithm #diagnosis
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
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 ... to “blow off” CO2 ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
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
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... AECOPD) Obtain workup ... Sp02 88-92% • VBG ... /ABG Matthew ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm
Diabetic Foot Ulcer - Peripheral Arterial Disease Assessment Algorithm

Early Revascularization vs Conservative Care

Workup:
 • Arterial doppler
Disease Assessment Algorithm ... Conservative Care Workup ... Arterial doppler • ABI ... PAD #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup ... edema), Lung Exam, POCUS ... BNP, Troponin), ABG ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Workup
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
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Algorithm for Airway Management (courtesy of James Tsung MD)

Algorithm originally published https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.7863/jum.2008.27.5.785

#Diagnosis #Management #POCUS
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Algorithm ... James Tsung MD) Algorithm ... onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs ... Diagnosis #Management #POCUS ... LungPoint #Mainstem #Algorithm