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Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2 ... Respiratory Acidosis (pCO2 ... Respiratory Alkalosis (pCO2 ... < 35 mmHg) #AcidBase ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
7.35-7.45 • PaCO2 ... 35-45 mmHg • PaO2 ... Metabolic: pH pCO2 ... or restrictive lung ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
HYPOVENTILATION • Rising PaCO2 ... gas equation • Causes ... : Interstitial lung ... ventilation (V) in the lungs ... bypassing the lungs
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cystic:
 • Benign 
     - Simple: Simple
Caroli's - Complex ... secondary - Breast, Lung ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Dyspnea (underlying lung ... bronchoscopy to complete ... History of cancer, lung ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
, inflammatory lung ... permeability, lung ... on CT or CXR ● PaO2 ... there is no clear cause ... the underlying cause
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... POCUS Young ... POCUS lung exam ... Lung POCUS shows ... Lung POCUS invaluable
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Bradyarrhythmia (<60 bpm)
 • Sinus Bradycardia
 • Sick Sinus Syndrome
 • SA
bpm) - Narrow Complex ... WPW) - Narrow Complex ... aberrancy - Wide Complex ... in a setting of long ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) - Basics
Mode of cardiopulmonary support used to treat pulmonary and/or cardiovascular failure
, allowing for lung ... ventilator-induced lung ... (complete cardiopulmonary ... VV) • Suppots lungs ... flow determines PCO2
Reversed Halo Sign - Infectious and Non-Infectious Differential Diagnosis
Definition: A focal rounded area of GGO surrounded
a crescent or complete ... • Infectious Causes ... Non-Infectious Causes ... Dermatomyositis, Lung