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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Ketoacidosis, Renal Failure ... PE, Decreased Mechanical ... Ventilation • ... PE, Increased Mechanical ... Ventilation
Proposed Respiratory Support Algorithm in COVID19

The ‘intubate early’ paradigm, where patients who “fail” low flow oxygen
Respiratory Support Algorithm ... intubated and mechanically ... ventilation, most ... criticalcare #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
Mechanical ventilation in obese patients according to the i-STAR Algorithm
Intubate
 • Anticipate difficult airway management and
Mechanical ventilation ... to the i-STAR Algorithm ... ARDSnet low-PEEP table ... patients #iSTAR #Algorithm ... #Obesity #Mechanical
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... ): • Mechanical ... other findings based ... uw_IMresidency #Shock #Differential ... #Diagnosis #table
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Shock - Differential ... - Severe heart failure ... Obstructive (Mechanical ... DrEricStrong #Shock #Differential ... Classification #Table
Causes of Congenital Anomalies - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malformation
 • Embryonic development failure or inadequacy (often multifactorial)
Deformation
Congenital Anomalies - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Embryonic development failure ... Deformation • Abnormal mechanical ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
General schema for respiratory support in patients with COVID-19
Low flow nasal cannula
 • Typically set at
ideal) Invasive Mechanical ... Ventilation • ... lung-protective ventilation ... criticalcare #hypoxia #failure ... #algorithm
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
be made on the basis ... pneumonia vs. heart failure ... #Noninvasive #Ventilation ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis According to Localization of Abdominal Pain 

Abdominal pain can originate from
diagnoses can be based ... localization of pain (Figure ... abdominal pain (Table ... abdominal pain (Figure ... Text: Evidence-Based
Flowchart to interpreting pleural fluid analysis using Light's criteria and based on the British Thoracic Society
Light's criteria and based ... medical diagrams, tables ... lights #criteria #algorithm ... #differential