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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... restrictive lung disease ... #AcidBase #disorders
Causes of Palpitations
 • ARRHYTHMiA 
 • SINUS ARRYTHMIA 
 • ATRIAL FIBRILLATION 
 • ATRIAL
PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME ... • METABOLIC DISORDER ... PHAEOCHROMOCYTOMA • PULMONARY ... Palpitations #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... : • Valvular disorders ... - Chronic pulmonary ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... #causes #cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Bradycardia - Differential ... Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... • Congenital disorders ... #Bradycardia #differential ... diagnosis #causes #cardiology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Pathophysiology ... tendency to fall • Triggers ... other neurological disorders ... : • Anti-GAD Ab ... limb or joint disorders
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
decompensated liver disease ... Inherited Urea Cycle Disorders ... rare): - Reye syndrome ... (Peds) - Primary ... Hyperammonemia #Differential
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Edema - Differential ... Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... acute cardiac disease ... respiratory distress syndrome ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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Hypertensive Disorders ... doubling of Cr), pulmonary ... patients • HELLP: Syndrome ... htn #obstetrics #cardiology ... #differential #
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... Pheochromocytoma • Pulmonary ... Psychiatric: • Panic disorder ... #Palpitations #Cardiology ... #Differential #
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... disorder of chronic ... abnormalities PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... mmHg (room air) - ABG ... resolution of syndrome