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What's in a Blood Gas? VBG vs ABG

BOTTOM LINE: VBG is less painful, more easily obtained
obtained than ABG, pH ... very well, and PvCO2 ... Diagnosis #ABG #VBG #Differences ... #Versus #Comparison ... #PH #PCO2 #Studies
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Acidemia (pH < ... Respiratory Acidosis (pCO2 ... mmHg) Alkalemia (pH
ABG vs VBG: Arterial vs Venous Blood Gases

ABG
PROS: Tells you exactly what the arterial environment looks
environment looks like (pH ... , PaCO2, HCO3) CONS ... #Correlation #Comparison ... #pH #pCO2 #Diagnosis ... #Differences
Non-Invasive Ventilation (BiPAP) Algorithm - Indications and Contraindications
Indications for NIV:
 • COPD - pH <7.35, pCO2
Ventilation (BiPAP) Algorithm ... NIV: • COPD - pH ... <7.35, pCO2 >6.5 ... Ventilation #BiPAP #Algorithm ... #criticalcare #management
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
What is the difference ... scripts and initial treatment ... algorithms. ... mesentericischemia #comparison ... #differences #diagnosis
Severe Asthma Exacerbation
Signs of a Severe Asthma Exacerbation:
 • Vitals: ↑HR ↑RR ↓SpO2
 • High work
ABG: - High pCO2 ... / low pH - ... of baseline Treatments ... ventilation #mechanical #management ... #treatment
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
summary of the differential ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Overlap #FirstLine #Differences ... #Algorithm #Treatment
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... and Management ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #treatment
Hypotension in Anesthesiology - Differential Diagnosis and Management 

Initial checklist: 
 - Verify BP (e.g. surgeon
Anesthesiology - Differential ... Diagnosis and Management ... signs (heart rate, CO2 ... compression) Initial treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies - 
Dermatomyositis (DM), Immune-Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM), Antisynthetase Syndrome (ASS), Inclusion Body Myositis
Idiopathic #Myopathy #Comparison ... #Managment #algorithm ... #Rheumatology #Differential