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Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lung Disease - ... Differential Diagnosis ... , worse at the bases ... Failure - Impaired cardiac ... #Lung #Diseases
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
and Differential ... ~0.05 to pH and ... depression, Obstructive Lung ... Disease, Neuromuscular ... Disease, PE, Decreased
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cardiac: • Dysrhythmia ... • Cancer • Interstitial ... lung disease Vasculature ... Pleura: • Pleural effusion
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... or restrictive lung ... disease (COPD, ... bloodgas #Acid #Base ... #Gas #VBG #differential
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
ventilation to perfusion ... 3:1), and the base ... granulomatous disorders ... elimination of CO2 & pH ... #diseases #differential