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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
ABG And BMP Normal ... L L-lactate (common ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... or restrictive lung
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
bronchiectasis is usually based ... the peripheral lung ... The most common ... cause of bronchiectasis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... Pleuritic chest pain ... Eosinophilia • Normal ... • Favorable in case
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
disease of unknown cause ... proximal muscle pain ... • An evaluation ... Also consider an evaluation ... based on clinical
Bladder outlet obstruction (BOO)

Functional obstruction may be caused by detrusor-sphincter dyssynergia (DSD), either at the level
associated with pain ... A normal flow rate ... Urodynamics, alternative radiologic ... recommended in the case ... scenario, or when a diagnosis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
MD (@long_brit) Case ... Case Continued ... Most commonly ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Headache x1 mo, +neck pain ... Diagnosis? ... of prior silent pulmonary ... infection along base ... Brain #clinical #radiology