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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid ... and ~5 mmHg to pCO2 ... the chronicity (acute ... , chronic, or acute ... depression, Obstructive Lung
Acid-Base Disorders - Expected Compensation Equations

Metabolic Acidosis:
 • pCO2 = 1.5 x HCO3 + 8 ±
Acid-Base Disorders ... Acidosis: • Acute ... Alkalosis: • Acute ... ∆ HCO3 ↓ 4 #Acid ... #Base #AcidBase
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Acute or chronic ... Metabolic: pH pCO2 ... Compensation, Acute ... or restrictive lung
#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 ... → ІнСО3 acute: ... )/HCO3 Acid base ... > 50mmHg (acute
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... Etiology: Lung ... 3:1), and the base ... elimination of CO2 ... pulmonary edema in acute
Malignant Complex Pleural Effusion on Lung POCUS
You are starting your RUSH exam on febrile/hypotensive patient with
Pleural Effusion on Lung ... POCUS You are ... could be empyema based ... No empyema.Had acute ... #POCUS #Pulmonary
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Asian countries (1 case ... granulomas within the lungs ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... and progressive Acute ... Löfgren syndrome: ACUTE
Visual Abstract: Does lung ultrasound compared to standard approach, improve the accuracy for diagnosis of acute
Abstract: Does lung ... for diagnosis of acute ... diagnostic approach based ... LungUltrasound #POCUS ... VisualAbstract #Lung
False Lung Point on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Your patient is stable but has diminished breath
False Lung Point ... Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... Your patient is stable ... base at the level ... #Point #POCUS #
TRALI Diagnostic Criteria
TRALI type 1 - Patients who have no risk factors for ARDS and meet
Acute onset, Hypoxemia ... (PaO2/FiO2 ≤ 300 ... pre-existing mild ARDS (PaO2 ... to transfusion based ... TRALI l, and b Stable