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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Disorders - Evaluation ... adding ~0.05 to pH ... depression, Obstructive Lung ... Disease, Neuromuscular ... #Disorders #Evaluation
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Disease - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... , worse at the bases ... Failure - Impaired cardiac ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc
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
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
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Acid Base Disorders ... or restrictive lung ... disease (COPD, ... #AcidBase #disorders ... bloodgas #Acid #Base
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... stairs, brisk 4 mph ... exam Determine Cardiac ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... unless prior heart/lung