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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... ) = {Na - (Cl + ... acidosis: - Diarrhea ... #AcidBase #disorders ... Summary #Nephrology #ABG
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Diagnosis and Pathophysiology ... Stroke Volume / Arterial ... : • Valvular disorders ... of developing atrial ... mmHg developed atrial
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
oxygen dissolved in arterial ... blood (measured on ABG ... hemoglobin in arterial ... oxygen content of arterial ... #pathophysiology
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
Osmotic Diarrhea
 1. Medications: antacids, lactulose, sorbitol
 2. Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose intolerance
 3.
Causes of Chronic ... : motility disorders ... Postsurgical: vagotomy, partial ... Systemic disorders ... #Causes #Differential
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Summary Group of disorders ... cardiomyopathy GI: • Diarrhea ... hypoadrenalism • Nausea ... Testing: • EKG • Echocardiogram ... disproportionate atrial
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
is a pulmonary disorder ... abnormalities PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... leads to impaired arterial ... arteriovenous shunting causes ... mmHg (room air) - ABG
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
fever (FMF) PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... , diarrhea, or joint ... DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS ... contributor to this disorder ... Serial CBC counts