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

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

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... 3:1), and the base ... elimination of CO2 & pH ... pulmonary apices caused ... #diseases #differential
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Algorithm - Approach ... to the differential ... hour collection based ... plexus, or sclera), lungs ... #Algorithm #differential