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Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders ... Respiratory Acidosis (pCO2 ... Respiratory Alkalosis (pCO2 ... < 35 mmHg) #AcidBase ... #Disorders #Differential
PLACO Mnemonic - Approach to Acid-Base Disorders
P - Determine the pH
L - Labs: PCO2 & HCO3
A
Approach to Acid-Base Disorders ... pH L - Labs: PCO2 ... jadav_md #PLACO #AcidBase
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Metabolic: pH pCO2 ... restrictive lung disease ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase ... #disorders #Interpretation
Acid-Base Disorders - Expected Compensation Equations

Metabolic Acidosis:
 • pCO2 = 1.5 x HCO3 + 8 ±
Acid-Base Disorders ... Acidosis: • pCO2 ... ∆ HCO3 ↓ 1 → ∆ pCO2 ... #Acid #Base #AcidBase ... #Disorders #Compensation
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
• Autoimmune diseases ... Lymphoproliferative disorders ... hematological disorders ... to Autoimmune Disorders ... connective tissue disorder
Painful Peripheral Vascular Disorders and Their Mimics

#Diagnosis #Peripheral #Vascular #Disorders #Diseases #Mimics #Comparison #Table
Peripheral Vascular Disorders ... Peripheral #Vascular #Disorders ... #Diseases #Mimics ... #Comparison #Table
The Dementia Umbrella

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes a collection of symptoms that are caused
are caused by disorders ... not one specific disease ... The most common type ... is Alzheimer's disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Types
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid Base Disorders ... and ~5 mmHg to pCO2 ... chronic) of the disorder ... Obstructive Lung Disease ... Neuromuscular Disease
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
protein receptor type ... activin A receptor type ... myeloproliferative disorders ... lenectomy Systemic disorders ... , thyroid disorders
Thalassemia - Electrophoresis - Comparison Table
In this disorder it is the defective production of hemoglobin that
Electrophoresis - Comparison ... Table In this disorder ... The main types are ... #Alpha #Beta #Comparison