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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
- Differential Diagnosis ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... - Diarrhea - Renal ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Decreased intake/absorption: Starvation, Alcoholism, Malabsorption, Phosphate binder use
 • Redistribution/
without depletion: Respiratory ... alkalosis, Insulin ... ), Hungry bone syndrome ... • Renal losses ... #Algorithm #causes
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift
 • Recovery From DKA
 • Refeeding Syndrome
 • Acute Respiratory
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Acute Respiratory ... Alkalosis • Hypokalemia ... Increased Excretion - Renal ... endocrinology #causes
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis: Differential Diagnosis
ECF volume contracted: urine chloride concentration <20 meq/L
 • Gastric alkalosis:
Causes of Metabolic ... Diagnosis ECF ... reversal of chronic respiratory ... diuretics after renal ... #Causes #nephrology
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... cause 3) Labs ... ingestion/exposure Symptoms ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... Alkalosis, High
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Pulmonary Renal ... Renal Syndromes ... or serologies + symptoms ... Goodpasture's cause ... #Renal #Syndromes
Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome on Physical Exam
The case of a patient with a diagnosis of cirrhosis and platypnea-orthodeoxia
Physical Exam The case ... patient with a diagnosis ... Symptoms occur when ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #pulmonary
Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
Distress Syndrome ... symptoms must have ... week of a known clinical ... new or worsening symptoms ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... , and possibly renal ... failure Clinical ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... and metabolic alkalosis ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... Renal parenchymal ... #Differential #Diagnosis