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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Anion gap? ... : Anion Gap (AG ... - Differential Diagnosis ... or restrictive lung ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
shows a silhouette sign ... anteriorly in the left lung ... Sterptococcus pneumoniae ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • CT: Halo sign ... : • Upper lung ... #differential #diagnosis
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
obstruction) - Grp ... smoking. structural lung ... Burkholderia — structural lung ... MAC (structural lung ... Causes #Agents #Diagnosis
CT Lung Signs in Pulmonary Diseases - One Page Summary of Pulmonary Signs
 - Air Crescent
CT Lung Signs in ... - Monod sign ... #ChestCT #CT #Lung ... #Diseases #diagnosis ... #differential #radiology
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
Feeding Vessel Sign ... leading into a lung ... , pulm AVM, GPA ... Feeding #Vessel #Sign ... #diagnosis #radiology
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
and Differential Diagnosis ... Start with the Anion ... Differential Diagnosis ... : • Anion Gap ... depression, Obstructive Lung
Halo Sign on Chest CT
 • SPN or mass surrounded by a circumferential GGO
 • DDx:
Halo Sign on Chest ... mueormycosis, GPA ... .2016.12.033 #Halo #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
of interstitial lung ... - Diagnosis: ... or Surgical lung ... COP DDX: • CAP ... pulmonary #ILD #diagnosis
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA:
1. Serum glucose >250 mg/dL
2. Arterial pH <7.3
3. Serum bicarbonate <18 mEq/L
4. At least
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA ... Common, early signs ... gap greater than ... gap is variable ... gap closes and