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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Acute or chronic ... Differentials? ... Compensation, Acute ... #AcidBase #disorders
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
with previously stable ... kidney injury). ... hypokalemia and metabolic ... Neurologic disorders ... #Differential #
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
resistance • Metabolic ... stones caused by ... specific bleeding disorders ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... #Medications #Table
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Management Summary Causes ... Heat stroke - Metabolic ... nephrotoxicity to kidney ... #treatment #nephrology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Reversible course Differential ... Drug toxicity, Metabolic ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
forward flow to the kidneys ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #table #foamed ... #heartfailure #chf