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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 ... Diagnosis: Causes ... of High Anion Gap ... or restrictive lung
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... hypoxemia • Causes: Pneumonia ... Intrapulmonary shunting ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
with the Anion ... Differential Diagnosis ... : • Anion Gap ... Ketoacidosis, Renal Failure ... depression, Obstructive Lung
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
Community Acquired Pneumonia ... or 3 minor criteria ... shock, Respiratory failure ... Community #Acquired #Pneumonia ... #diagnosis #signs
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Pulmonary Diseases - Pneumonia ... Congestive Cardiac Failure ... #Patterns #Lung ... XRay #ChestCT #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Streptococcus Grp ... Pulm edema, heart failure ... , COPD, Lung cancer ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis ... #evaluation #differential
Constrictive Pericarditis on Echocardiogram
A 55-year-old female marathon runner presents to clinic w/ 6-months of worsening breathlessness
ASA, Kussmaul's sign ... edema, and clear lungs ... workup right-heart failure ... expiration not meeting diagnostic ... criteria (D) a
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... New-onset Heart Failure ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... -> TEE • Duke Criteria ... symptomatic heart failure
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... blood cells in the lung ... capillaries • Criteria ... acute respiratory failure
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
also demonstrate signs ... congestive heart failure ... be high in the differential ... diagnostic list ... #Clinical #Radiology