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Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential ... Respiratory Acidosis (pCO2 ... Respiratory Alkalosis (pCO2 ... AcidBase #Disorders #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
blood (most common type ... of hypoxia) PIO2 ... the most common type ... summary #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
ABG vs VBG: Arterial vs Venous Blood Gases

ABG
PROS: Tells you exactly what the arterial environment looks
vs Venous Blood Gases ... looks like (pH, PaCO2 ... #Correlation #Comparison ... #pH #pCO2 #Diagnosis
Causes of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

Non-pregnant bleeding that is inegular in timing, frequency, or flow 

Mnemonic: PALM-COEIN
Causes of Abnormal ... Perimenopause - PCOS ... therapy - Post-GYN surgery ... Obstetrics #Gynecology #Differential ... #Causes
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... 35-45 mmHg • PaO2 ... Metabolic: pH pCO2 ... acidosis Step 5 - Differential ... Base #Gas #VBG #differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... regional ischemia, surgery ... - Hypoxemia (PaO2 ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential ... #typea #typeb #
Renal tubular acidosis (RTA): refers to a group of conditions all of which cause the same
conditions all of which cause ... few different types ... /causes of RTA # ... Features #Table #Comparison
Amyloidosis Types - Comparison Table
Proteins depositing where they shouldn't
 • AL
 • TTR
 • AA

Julia Gips,
Amyloidosis Types ... - Comparison Table ... #Amyloidosis #Types ... #differential # ... diagnosis #Comparison
Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
pearls of various types ... CAH #algorithm #causes ... CongenitalAdrenalHyperplasia #diagnosis #comparison
Hypoxemia vs Hypoxia
Hypoxemia - Partial pressure of arterial oxygen (PaO2) is below normal
Hypoxia - Insufficient oxygen
arterial oxygen (PaO2 ... compensate for low PaO2 ... hypoxia #hypoxemia #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison