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Algorithm for Determination of Type of Acidosis and Mixed Acid-Base Disturbances when pH Indicates Acidemia

#Acidosis #Metabolic
Determination of Type of Acidosis ... Indicates Acidemia #Acidosis ... #Metabolic #Respiratory ... Algorithm #DeltaDelta #CriticalCare
Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it?  Volatile hydrocarbon, Glue or paint-sniffing, Occupational
Early raised AG acidosis ... normal anion gap acidosis ... may be ↑ or ↓ Treatment ... John Booth @ThePeanutKidney ... Diagnosis #Management #Treatment
Medications for High-Altitude Sickness 
Acetazolarnide 
 • Carbonic Anydrase Inhibitor Bicarb diuresis & metabolic Acidosis ->
Bicarb diuresis & metabolic ... Acidosis -> compensatory ... Medications #Management #Treatment
Considerations for Crystalloids - 0.9% NS vs LR vs Plasma-Lyte
 - Causes hyperkalemia?
 - Safe to
Causes lactic acidosis ... patients with a metabolic ... acidosis? ... #Crystalloids #pharmacology
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
show anion-gap metabolic ... acidosis 4) Presentation ... Labs: Anion-Gap Metabolic ... Acidosis, Respiratory ... diagnosis #management #Treatment
Running out of Analgesia and Sedation Medications due to #COVID19?  Anand Swaminathan, MD has put
management #covid19 #treatment ... #sarscov2 #criticalcare ... sedative #analgesia #pharmacology
Weaning from the Ventilator - Algorithm
Setting up for extubation success
 • Decrease demand — correct metabolic
demand — correct metabolic ... acidosis, decrease ... Algorithm #Extubation #CriticalCare
Lactated Ringers (LR) vs Normal Saline (NS) - Comparison

Composition of LR:
 • Sodium 130 mEq/L
 •
development of metabolic ... acidosis - Protective ... Hyperchloremia nonanion gap metabolic ... acidosis • Saline ... NS #comparison #pharmacology
COVID-19 review…here is a list of some of the drugs that are currently being used or
most effective treatments ... #CoronaVirus #Treatment ... Pharmacotherapy #Pharmacology ... #CriticalCare #
Ivermectin. Old anti-parasitic agent making a comeback with recent headlines from in-vitro study that showed antiviral
InfectiousDiseases #CriticalCare ... EmergencyMedicine #Pharmacology ... #Treatment #Virus