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Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
2. pCO2 - What’s ... the pCO2? ... production Respiratory alkalosis ... - Contraction alkalosis ... nickmmark #acidbase #workup
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hypokalemia #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Nephro #Hypokalemia #Acidosis #Alkalosis #Algorithm #Differential #Ddxof
Diagnosis and Evaluation ... Diagnosis #EM #IM ... Hypokalemia #Acidosis #Alkalosis
Laboratory Evaluation of Hypocalcemia #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Evaluation #Workup #Hypocalcemia #PTH #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Laboratory Evaluation ... Diagnosis #EM #IM ... #Evaluation #Workup
Algorithm for Evaluation of Alkalemia #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Metabolic #Respiratory #Alkalemia #Alkalosis #Algorithm #Compensation #Ddxof
Algorithm for Evaluation ... Diagnosis #EM #IM ... Respiratory #Alkalemia #Alkalosis
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Base Disorders - Evaluation ... more acidotic or alkalotic ... and ~5 mmHg to pCO2 ... Base #Disorders #Evaluation ... #workup #Differential
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Anemia #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Honc #Anemia #Differential #Workup #Algorithm #Microcytic #Macrocytic
Algorithm for the Evaluation ... Diagnosis #EM #IM ... #Differential #Workup
Jaundice Evaluation Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management #EM #IM #GI #Jaundice #Hyperbilirubinemia #Workup #Evaluation #Differential #Algorithm #Direct #Indirect
Jaundice Evaluation ... Management #EM #IM ... Hyperbilirubinemia #Workup ... #Evaluation #Differential
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
acidosis or an alkalosis ... Look at the pCO2 ... concomitant respiratory alkalosis ... need to do more work ... Metabolic #Acidosis #Alkalosis
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
of Hypoglycemia Evaluation ... , no extensive workup ... EtOH - Infectious workup ... Diagnosis #EM #IM
#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
2)| Metabolic Alkalosis ... Respiratory Alkalosis ... pk + log (HCO3/(PCO2 ... Bumetanide: IV or IM ... x4 q15-30min) *IM