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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid ... compensation which can be done ... Differential Diagnosis ... depression, Obstructive Lung ... #Evaluation #workup
Radius Fracture on POCUS
Great example of the use of POCUS to diagnose a fracture of a
Radius Fracture ... to diagnose a fracture ... of a long bone ... #Fracture #POCUS ... #clinical #bone
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
POCUS lung exam ... Differential Bilat ... Lung POCUS shows ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #POCUS #clinical
This is a Buckle fracture. Elevation in straight hyperechoic cortex of long bone. Distal smooth edged
hyperechoic cortex of long ... bone. ... Always check comparison ... = Diagnosis - Resa ... #Clinical #POCUS
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
diagnosis; the ... orient in line on long ... the rib course based ... Be wary of the bone ... POCUS #clinical
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
loss of muscle, bone ... phlebotomy/ blood work ... • Iron, folic acid ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis