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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid ... Evaluation and Differential ... Generally, for acid ... #Evaluation #workup ... #Differential #
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Steps for Blood Gas ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... ABG #bloodgas #Acid ... #Base #Gas #VBG
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Acid Base and Blood ... Gas Analysis 1. ... - non anion gap ... acidosis - anion gap ... nickmmark #acidbase #workup
Acid Base Disorders Worksheet

Step 1: Gather the necessary data (Na+, CI-, HCO3-, PH, pCO2). Preferably, all
Acid Base Disorders ... diagnoses using the differentials ... joshsteinbergMD #Acid ... #Base #Disorders ... Worksheet #diagnosis #differential
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Hypochloremia - Differential ... decarboxylation/gas ... muscle cells • Gas ... secretion • Acid-base ... components of acid-base
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential ... Framework and Workup ... - UAG and Urine ... Metabolic #NAGMA #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Workup
Lactic Acidosis - Overview and Pathophysiology
Lactic acid is an endogenous substrate for gluconeogenesis, that is constantly
Pathophysiology Lactic acid ... the conjugate base ... of lactic acid ... Acidosis is defined as ... Acidosis #types #differential
Supraventricular Tachycardia EKG

Here’s a great ECG case of a 50-year-old lady who presented with palpitations

Her heart
’s a great ECG case ... probably because it has ... - Sam Ghali, M.D ... Tachycardia #EKG #ECG #Electrocardiogram
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential ... effect) • Normal gap ... acidosis • Anion gap ... poisoning • Normal acid-base ... Metabolic #Alkalosis #Differential
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... • CD4 < 200: Pulmonary ... , Urine Histo Ag ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential