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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 ... salicylates) R Renal failure ... /Chronic renal failure ... or restrictive lung
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Failure - Differential ... hypoxemia • Causes: Pneumonia ... Intrapulmonary shunting ... , intracardiac shunting ... #Differential #
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
: • Anion Gap ... Ketoacidosis, Renal Failure ... retention • Respiratory ... depression, Obstructive Lung ... Ventilation • Respiratory
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
Community Acquired Pneumonia ... Septic shock, Respiratory ... failure requiring ... Community #Acquired #Pneumonia ... #diagnosis #signs
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 ... Urine Histo Ag, Respiratory ... 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 ... cava with <50% respiratory ... meeting diagnostic criteria
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... blood cells in the lung ... pulmonary blood-gas ... capillaries • Criteria ... failure or ARDS