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Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
HPS - Diagnosis:
 1. Patients with liver disease
 2. Alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient (AaP02) >15 mmHg
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... vasodilatation HPS Classification ... Severe HPS: ≥ 50 PaO2 ... Hepatopulmonary #Syndrome ... diagnosis #management #classification
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
Classification, ... - Nephrotic syndrome ... #Hyponatremia #Classification ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table
Gastric Neuroendocrine Tumor (NET) Types
Type 1 - Chronic atrophic gastritis and pernicious anaemia
Type 2 - Zollinger
Zollinger Ellison syndrome ... Tumor #NET #Types #Classification ... oncology #comparison #table
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
renal Mg wasting syndromes ... - Gitelman syndrome ... - Hungry bones syndrome ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... 35-45 mmHg • PaO2 ... Metabolic: pH pCO2 ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... ABG #bloodgas #Acid
#ICUCard
RENAL
GFR
90-131
mL/min
((140-age)*Wt)/(72*Cr)
Glomerular Filtration Rate (Cockcroft)
CI Cr
90-131
mL/min
(CrU * volume)/CrS
Creatinine Clearance
FENa
0.0-1.0
%
((U/P Na)/(U/P Cr))*100
Fractional Excretion of Na+
Na req
mEq
(125-Na)*0.6*Wt
Required Sodium
FE Urea
Osmolar Gap ACID-BASE ... H_def 0 mEq Acid ... pCO2 = 1.5 (HCO3 ... )/HCO3 Acid base ... Distress Syndrome
Classification of Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS) and Treatment of Metabolic Abnormalities of TLS
Laboratory TLS:
 • Uric
Classification of ... Tumor Lysis Syndrome ... TLS: • Uric acid ... #TumorLysis #Syndrome
Inherited Defects in Kidney Tubule Epithelial Cells

Renal glucosuria - Na+-dependent glucose cotransporter
Cystinuria - Amino acid transporter
Bartter
Cystinuria - Amino acid ... transporter Bartter syndrome ... limb Gitelman syndrome ... tubule Liddle syndrome ... #Differential #Table
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
Differential Diagnosis by Classification ... Subclavian steal syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Classification ... #Table #Causes
Hypernatremia Classification and Features According to Volume Status
 - Hypervolemic hypernatremia - Cushing's syndrome, Primary hyperaldosteronism,
Hypernatremia Classification ... hypernatremia - Cushing's syndrome ... Hypernatremia #Classification ... Diagnosis #Comparison #Table