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Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
oxygen (how much O2 is ... inspired) PAO2 ... reaches the alveoli) PaO2 ... blood (measured on ABG ... Low SvO2 → Low PaO2
What's in a Blood Gas? VBG vs ABG

BOTTOM LINE: VBG is less painful, more easily obtained
VBG vs ABG BOTTOM ... LINE: VBG is less ... obtained than ABG ... EBM #Diagnosis #ABG ... Comparison #PH #PCO2
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
7.35-7.45 • PaCO2 ... 35-45 mmHg • PaO2 ... Metabolic: pH pCO2 ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... Neuromuscular weakness (GBS
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment Algorithm

IBS-Constipation:
 • Constipation: Osmotic laxatives
 • Abdominal pain: Antispasmodics

IBS-Diarrhea:
 • Diarrhea:
) Treatment Algorithm ... laxatives • Abdominal ... pain: Antispasmodics ... sequestrant • Abdominal ... pain: Antispasmodics
Causes of Chronic Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

#Chronic #Abdominal #Pain #Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Abdominal ... Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Chronic #Abdominal ... #Pain #Differential
Adolescent Gynecology - Lower Abdominal Pain Algorithm

#Gynecology #Lower #Abdominal #Pain #Algorithm #Differential #Diagnosis #Adolescent
Gynecology - Lower Abdominal ... Pain Algorithm ... Gynecology #Lower #Abdominal ... #Pain #Algorithm
Differential of Abdominal Pain - by Character and Timing of Pain:

Inflammatory, Colicky and Catastrophic

#Diagnosis #AbdominalPain #Colicky
Differential of Abdominal ... Pain - by Character ... and Timing of Pain ... AbdominalPain #Colicky #Abdominal ... #Differential #Algorithm
Differential Diagnosis of First Trimester Abdominal Pain #Diagnosis #OBGyn #Trimester #First #FirstTrimester #Abdominal #Pain #Pregnancy #Workup
First Trimester Abdominal ... Pain #Diagnosis ... FirstTrimester #Abdominal ... #Pain #Pregnancy ... #Differential #Algorithm
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
the Anion Gap (AG ... Do you need an ABG ... approximates an ABG ... and ~5 mmHg to pCO2 ... The final step is
Blood Gas (ABG) Interpretation and Acid-Base Pathology
1- Does the patient have an acidosis or an alkalosis?
Blood Gas (ABG) ... Look at the pCO2 ... Metabolic Equal (If pCO2 ... the change in pCO2 ... AmyChung #AcidBase #ABG