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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
ABG And BMP Normal ... 7.35-7.45 • PaCO2 ... 35-45 mmHg • PaO2 ... Metabolic: pH pCO2 ... acetaminophen dosing
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 ... can be done by using
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
• Orthopnea - PaO2 ... Arterial blood gas (ABC ... Oxygenation defect - PaO2 ... supplemental oxygen if PaO2 ... transplant - Lizzie Aby
Capnography
Measurement of exhaled carbon dioxide can be used to confirm ETT placement, for safer procedural sedation,
capnography) • PACO2 ... venous CO2 • PaCO2 ... measured on an ABG ... patient dysynchrony during
Junctional Rhythms - Junctional rhythm describes an abnormal heart rhythm resulting from impulses coming from a
from impulses coming ... from a locus of ... Junctional #Rhythms #Table
Urine Microscopy - Urinary Sediment Examination Instructions
Preparation of the urine for microscopic examination:
 • Clean catch
Urine Microscopy ... the urine for microscopic ... tubing, not from bag ... a high quality microscope ... and condenser focus
Important Fungal Stains
Mycology Lab:
 • Calcofluor white - Fluorochrome that binds glucans and chitin in fungal
Hematoxylin and eosin ... as sensitive as Ag ... #microbiology #microscopy ... fungus #comparison #table
Massive Left Atrial Myxoma on Echocardiogram (TEE)
Pt admitted for SOB x 2 months with episode of
also underwent CABG ... overload, but was doing ... clinical #cardiology #POCUS
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
arrived w/severe abd ... BP stable, HR 115 ... , headache and abd ... The table below ... recurrentis #BloodSmear #microscopy
A high-resolution 7.5- 10-MHz or higher linear array ultrasound transducer is used to perform an ocular
ultrasonography is performed using ... Able to assess for ... #POCUS #ocular #