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Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential ... HCO3 12:10 • Respiratory ... Acidosis (pCO2 ... HCO3 7:10 • Respiratory ... AcidBase #Disorders #Differential
Approach to the A-a Gradient
A-a gradient = PAO2 - PaO2
A-a gradient = [FiO2 x (Patm -
A-a gradient = PAO2 ... Hypoventilation: CNS of Respiratory ... Weakness, Loss of Chest ... Elasticity (flail chest ... Hypoxia #hypoxemia #differential
Acid Base Disorders Worksheet

Step 1: Gather the necessary data (Na+, CI-, HCO3-, PH, pCO2). Preferably, all
CI-, HCO3-, PH, pCO2 ... patient's alkalosis is respiratory ... patient's acidosis is respiratory ... diagnoses using the differentials ... Worksheet #diagnosis #differential
Paradoxical Breathing in Flail Chest

Video via Dr. Carlos Romero

#Flail #Chest #Paradoxical #Breathing #Pulmonary #Respiratory #clinical #video
Breathing in Flail Chest ... Romero #Flail #Chest ... Breathing #Pulmonary #Respiratory ... video #trauma #chest ... #physicalexam
A serious case of Flail chest. This is a medical emergency!

Medical Talk @TheMedicalTalk

#Flail #Chest #Breathing #Pattern
case of Flail chest ... TheMedicalTalk #Flail #Chest ... Video #Clinical #PhysicalExam ... #Pulmonary #Respiratory
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
Flail Chest with paradoxical movement on Physical Exam

Surgical Teaching @Surgicalteach

#Flail #Chest #PhysicalExam #clinical #video #trauma #pulmonary
Flail Chest with ... Surgicalteach #Flail #Chest ... #PhysicalExam # ... #paradoxical #respiratory
Flail Chest on Physical Exam
Flail chest after 3 or more ribs are broken in 2 areas
Flail Chest on Physical ... Exam Flail chest ... paradoxical motion of a chest ... #PhysicalExam # ... Breathing #respiratory
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Criteria for Acute Respiratory ... Syndrome (ARDS) - Respiratory ... be present on a chest ... - 200 mm Hg < PaO2 ... #ARDS #Acute #Respiratory
Flail Chest on Physical Exam

Anterior flail chest post MVA, see seatbelt sign as another clue

Neville @docvlok

#Flail
Flail Chest on Physical ... Anterior flail chest ... docvlok #Flail #Chest ... #PhysicalExam # ... seatbelt #sign #respiratory