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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
ABG And BMP Normal ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... or restrictive lung ... #Diagnosis #Summary
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... 2 (or complete respiratory ... /ABG Matthew ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... an “objective assessment ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis ... #Management #CriticalCare
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Transudate ... Pneumonectomy • Trapped lung ... • Post-CABG ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... • Diffuse Lung ... • Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Distress Syndrome ... consistent with pulmonary ... lobar collapse, lung ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
Distress Syndrome ... effusions, lobar/lung ... Need objective assessment ... >= 5cm H2O #Diagnosis ... #CriticalCare #
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
The assessment of ... with presence of pulmonary ... acute coronary syndrome ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare