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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... Differentials? ... Metabolic: pH pCO2 ... Compensation, Acute ... Base #Gas #VBG #differential
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

A -
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic ... department - Mnemonic ... and Differential ... #ABDOMEN #Differential ... Ultrasound #Assessment #Mnemonic
Causes of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding

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

Mnemonic: PALM-COEIN
frequency, or flow Mnemonic ... Perimenopause - PCOS ... Uterine #Bleeding #Mnemonic ... Obstetrics #Gynecology #Differential
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Evaluation and Differential ... and ~5 mmHg to pCO2 ... the chronicity (acute ... , chronic, or acute ... Differential Diagnosis
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Acute Joint Pain ... - Vitamin CD Mnemonic ... Osteoporosis #Acute ... JointPain #VitaminCD #Mnemonic ... #Orthopedics #differential
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Chemistries - Interpretation ... Hepatocellular - Check Acute ... Mixed - Check Acute ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #LFTs #RValue #interpretation
Evolution of MRI Findings in Stroke

MR images at five subsequent time points in a 67-year-old woman
bottom row) of an acute ... it possible to differentiate ... the acute from ... lesion on the acute ... Clinical #Radiology #Interpretation
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
to Headaches - Differential ... arteritis • Acute ... #Headache #Differential ... neurology #PHANTOMS #mnemonic
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
- STAR CHASERS Mnemonic ... elimination of CO2 ... pulmonary edema in acute ... lung #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #mnemonic
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Bradycardia - Differential ... Framework BRADI Mnemonic ... Chagas disease • Acute ... #Bradycardia #differential ... cardiology #BRADI #Mnemonic