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Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Respiratory Acidosis
 • Respiratory Alkalosis
 • Metabolic Acidosis
 •
Acid-Base Disorders ... - Differential ... Kfischer_10 #AcidBase ... #Acid #Base #Disorders ... #nephrology #differential
PLACO Mnemonic - Approach to Acid-Base Disorders
P - Determine the pH
L - Labs: PCO2 & HCO3
A
Approach to Acid-Base Disorders ... Calculate Anion Gap ... jadav_md #PLACO #AcidBase ... Base #diagnosis #nephrology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... D D-lactate (short ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase ... #disorders #Interpretation ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
Urine Color - Differential Diagnosis
Red Urine:
 • Medical conditions: bleeding, porphyria, factitious disorder
 • Meds: rifampin,
Urine Color - Differential ... Red Urine: • Medical ... porphyria, factitious disorder ... #Urine #Color #Differential ... discoloration #nephrology
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
High Anion Gap Metabolic ... Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential ... associated with short ... Acidosis #HAGMA #Differential ... GOLDMARK #mnemonic #nephrology
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
is important, as ... optica spectrum disorder ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology ... #inflammatory #differential
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Spot PC (protein ... same information as ... C4 - Test for disorders ... for autoimmune disorders ... nephrotic #nephritic #nephrology
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
Tachycardia (CPVT) • Short ... myocardial involvement as ... systemic (multiorgan) disorders ... cardiology #diagnosis #differential
Floaters - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Vitreous Floaters:
• Microscopic collagen fibers within the vitreous that tend to clump
Floaters - Differential ... : • Black spots ... the vision • Spots ... Occipital lobe disorders ... #Floaters #Differential
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Spot PC (protein ... same information as ... C4 - Test for disorders ... for autoimmune disorders ... initial #testing #nephrology