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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... ABG And BMP Normal ... Diagnosis: Causes ... or restrictive lung ... #VBG #differential
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
Summarized Erythema ab ... cancers, including lung ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential # ... diagnosis #dermatology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
(Assess GFR), ±VBG ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... Epinephrine IV - Only if concurrent
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rhabdomyolysis = Destruction of skeletal muscle with leakage of contents into circulation.
(K, phos, uric acid ... Differential Diagnosis ... HIV, Legionella, Strep ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #nephrology #table
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

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

Interestingly,
1928, a 32-page long ... standing still, compared ... • Iron, folic acid ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis