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Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Metabolic Acidosis ... • Respiratory Acidosis ... (pCO2 > 40 mmHg ... #Causes #Compensation
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
2. pCO2 - What’s ... the pCO2? ... Respiratory Acidosis ... Medications, Central, ↑ CO2 ... acidbase #workup #algorithm
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... 35-45 mmHg • PaO2 ... Metabolic: pH pCO2 ... Step 5 - Differential ... Base #Gas #VBG #differential
Acid Base Disorders Worksheet

Step 1: Gather the necessary data (Na+, CI-, HCO3-, PH, pCO2). Preferably, all
has a primary acidosis ... >40 patient's acidosis ... <40 patient's acidosis ... diagnoses using the differentials ... Worksheet #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis - Gap and Non-Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Elevated Anion Gap
Causes of Metabolic ... Acidosis - Gap ... and Non-Gap - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Causes
Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Causes #Nausea #Vomiting #Differential #NonGI
Causes of Nausea ... and Vomiting - Differential ... Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... NonGI #Algorithm
Sinus Tachycardia Differential Algorithm

- Dr. Tom Fadial https://twitter.com/thame

#Sinus #Tachycardia #Differential #Algorithm #Diagnosis #Cardiology #Causes
Sinus Tachycardia Differential ... Algorithm - ... #Tachycardia #Differential ... #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #Causes
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Evaluation and Differential ... are they more acidotic ... and ~5 mmHg to pCO2 ... Differential Diagnosis ... Evaluation #workup #Differential
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Metabolic acidosis ... • Metabolic acidosis ... #causes #potassium
Causes of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Environmental:
 • Toxin (organic solvents, mercury, lead)
 •
Causes of Recurrent ... Pregnancy Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... hyperthyroidism • PCOS ... #Causes #Obstetrics