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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Do you need an ABG ... an ABG by adding ... and ~5 mmHg to pCO2 ... the chronicity (acute ... , chronic, or acute
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Acute or chronic ... ABG And BMP Normal ... Compensation, Acute ... bloodgas #Acid #Base
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Respiratory Acidosis (pCO2 ... Respiratory Alkalosis (pCO2 ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Abdominal Pain - Location Based Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Rule out surgical abdomen: pt lying still, rigid/hard
Acute Abdominal ... Pain - Location Based ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Acute #Abdominal ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Blood Gas (ABG) ... Interpretation and Acid-Base ... Look at the pCO2 ... the change in pCO2 ... AmyChung #AcidBase #ABG
Differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain based on pain localization
#Diagnosis #AbdominalPain #Differential #RUQ #RLQ #LUQ #LLQ
Differential diagnosis of acute ... abdominal pain ... based on pain localization
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... of Acute Exacerbation ... Sp02 88-92% • VBG ... /ABG Matthew ... #COPD #AECOPD #Algorithm
Fluid Resuscitation Algorithm in Acute Pancreatitis

Based on the results of the WATERFALL trial.

By Dr. Enrique de-Madaria
Resuscitation Algorithm ... in Acute Pancreatitis ... Based on the ... Resuscitation #IVF #Algorithm ... #Acute #Pancreatitis
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
Diffuse Acute Abdominal ... Differential Diagnostic Algorithm ... syndrome #Diffuse #Acute ... #Abdominal #Pain ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Acid Base and Blood ... 2. pCO2 - What’s ... the pCO2? ... acidbase #workup #algorithm