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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... ABG And BMP Normal ... D D-lactate (short ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology ... #differential
Causes of Solid or Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Solid Renal Mass:
 • Benign <3
Causes of Solid or Cystic ... Renal Mass - Differential ... >3 cm in size Cystic ... #RenalMass #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis ... (NAGMA) - Differential ... NAGMA - Chem, ABG ... Metabolic #NAGMA #Differential ... Diagnosis #Workup #nephrology
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... (HAGMA) - Differential ... associated with short ... #HAGMA #Differential ... GOLDMARK #mnemonic #nephrology
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
- Sweat: Cystic ... gap metabolic acidosis ... Kidney tubular acidosis ... urine #Algorithm #nephrology ... #differential #
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Hypokalemia - Differential ... of hypokalemia starts ... Renal tubular acidosis ... #hypokalemia #differential ... algorithm #causes #nephrology
Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased kidney function (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Kidney Disease - Differential ... Family history, ultrasound ... • Medullary cystic ... KidneyDisease #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Causes of Cystic Renal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign - Anechoic on ultrasound, Well-demarcated on ultrasound/CT,
Renal Mass - Differential ... - Anechoic on ultrasound ... Well-demarcated on ultrasound ... #RenalMass #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Presents as AG ... testing • Seen in Short ... #Differential #
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis: Differential Diagnosis
ECF volume contracted: urine chloride concentration <20 meq/L
 • Gastric alkalosis:
Metabolic Alkalosis: Differential ... chronic respiratory acidosis ... ) • Cystic fibrosis ... Metabolic #Alkalosis #Differential ... Diagnosis #Causes #nephrology