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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Values • pH: ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... restrictive lung disease ... #Summary #Nephrology ... #ABG #bloodgas
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... Management Summary ... Caused by intrapulmonary ... 10 minutes of rest ... #diagnosis #management
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Bronchiectasis - Summary ... Connective tissue diseases ... • Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... , in advanced disease ... parenchyma Diagnosis
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
and Management ... Summary Primary ... or metastatic disease ... hypophysitis, Sheehan's syndrome ... A STIM test can
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
Summary Autoimmune ... life-threatening diseases ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... Goodpasture's cause ... #management #treatment
Ventilator Troubleshooting Summary
High PIP, nl Pplat:
 - DDx: Tubing problem, Bronchospasm, Secretions
 - Next Steps: Check
Troubleshooting Summary ... Obstructive lung disease ... Treat underlying cause ... Troubleshooting #diagnosis ... #management #pulmonary
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Summary Lung ... • Most common cause ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #causes
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... Summary Epidemiology ... symptoms are not caused ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... #Management #Signs
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
and Management ... Summary Definition ... over course of disease ... Malnutrition, TIPS West ... mass - Lizzie Aby
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management ... Summary Epidemiology ... Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... : • Anti-GAD Ab ... #Management #treatment