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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Disorders - Evaluation ... and Differential ... depression, Obstructive Lung ... #Disorders #Evaluation ... #workup #Differential
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
Differential Diagnosis ... of Hypoglycemia Evaluation ... , no extensive workup ... : CXR, UA, urine ... #Hypoglycemic #Ddxof
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup ... and Management Differential ... (JVP, edema), Lung ... POCUS (B-lines, lung ... Troponin), ABG, STAT CXR
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
failure, COPD, Lung ... : Imaging (CXR ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup ... #diagnosis #evaluation ... #differential #
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
Hypophosphatemia - Differential ... Acute Respiratory Alkalosis ... inhibitor, Estrogen based ... Carboxymaltose, CAR-T ... nephrology #phosphorus #workup
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Differentials? ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... or restrictive lung ... bloodgas #Acid #Base
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... is interstitial lung ... can be suspected based ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lucencies within the lung ... these terms are based ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Pulmonary #Diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Clindamycin in case ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... Etiology: Lung ... 3:1), and the base ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... #diseases #differential