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Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
A-a gradient = PAO2 ... - PaO2 A-a gradient ... Hypoventilation Syndrome ... Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis
Hyperthermic Syndromes - This table summarizes the similarities and differences between some toxicologic causes of hyperthermic
Hyperthermic Syndromes ... - This table summarizes ... • Serotonin syndrome ... #Comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis #Toxicology
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
HPS - Diagnosis:
 1. Patients with liver disease
 2. Alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient (AaP02) >15 mmHg
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... HPS - Diagnosis ... Severe HPS: ≥ 50 PaO2 ... Hepatopulmonary #Syndrome ... #diagnosis #management
Summary Table of Paraneoplastic Syndromes

#Diagnosis #Oncology #Paraneoplastic #Syndromes #Table
Summary Table of ... Paraneoplastic Syndromes ... #Diagnosis #Oncology ... Paraneoplastic #Syndromes ... #Table
Serotonin Syndrome Differential Diagnosis: Anticholinergic syndrome, Neuroleptic malignant syndrome, Malignant hyperthermia  #Diagnosis #Differential #Serotonin #Syndrome
Serotonin Syndrome ... Differential Diagnosis ... Anticholinergic syndrome ... hyperthermia #Diagnosis ... MalignantHyperthermia #Comparison #Table
How to tell Serotonin Syndrome from Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome 

#Diagnosis #Serotonin #Syndrome #NMS #NeurolepticMalignant #Comparison #Table
tell Serotonin Syndrome ... Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome ... #Diagnosis # ... Serotonin #Syndrome ... NeurolepticMalignant #Comparison #Table
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... - 200 mm Hg < PaO2 ... - 100 mm Hg < PaO2 ... Respiratory #Distress #Syndrome ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
Understanding & Treating ARDS - Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

•  Timing - within one week of
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... Impaired Oxygenation PaO2 ... Distress #Acute #Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Management
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
35-45 mmHg • PaO2 ... Metabolic: pH pCO2 ... - Differential Diagnosis ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Diabetes Insipidus vs Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH (SIADH) - Comparison Table

Diabetes Insipidus - Inadequate ADH
SIADH -
Diabetes Insipidus vs Syndrome ... ) - Comparison Table ... SIADH #Comparison #Table ... Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis