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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Base Disorders - Evaluation ... Do you need an ABG ... , chronic, or acute ... on chronic) of ... #workup #Differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
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Acute or chronic ... acidosis: - Diarrhea ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology ... #VBG #differential
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
Framework and Workup ... NAGMA - Chem, ABG ... Loss of HCO3 - Diarrhea ... Surgical drains - Chronic ... #nephrology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology # ... approach #workup ... #differential #