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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
ABG And BMP Normal ... Values • pH: ... Alkalemia: • pH ... Myasthenia gravis) - Obstructive ... hypoventilation) - Airway obstruction
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
the Anion Gap (AG ... Do you need an ABG ... approximates an ABG ... adding ~0.05 to pH ... CNS depression, Obstructive
Accuracy of abdominal ultrasound for the diagnosis of small bowel obstruction in the emergency department

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30181794

Our data
Accuracy of abdominal ... of small bowel obstruction ... when compared to abdominal ... #Obstruction #SBO ... #POCUS #Diagnosis
Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal ... POCUS Cirrhosis ... with fever/abd ... POCUS for win. ... Peritonitis #SBP #Abdominal
Small Bowel Obstruction (Jejunum) Visualized on POCUS
Convex transducer viewing dilated jejunum w/ valvulae conniventes (“keyboard sign”).
Criteria
Small Bowel Obstruction ... Visualized on POCUS ... #Small #Bowel #Obstruction ... #Jejunum #SBO #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #abdominal
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Symptoms:
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Polyuria
• Polydipsia
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
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Symptoms: • Abdominal ... > 18 mEq/L 2) pH ... > 7.3 3) AG <
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Symptoms:
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Polyuria
• Polydipsia
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
•
Symptoms: • Abdominal ... > 18 mEq/L 2) pH ... > 7.3 3) AG <
Liver Abscess on POCUS
24yo healthy F to ED w/rigors &DCed. 2/2 blood cx + for fusobacterium,
Liver Abscess on POCUS ... Discharged on 3 weeks abx ... Abscess #Hepatic #POCUS ... Clinical #Ultrasound #Abdominal
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

This one was a closed loop obstruction. Subtle bowel wall edema
(SBO) on POCUS ... Screening with abdominal ... patients with severe abd ... #SBO #Abdominal ... Ultrasound #clinical #POCUS
ACUTE ABDOMEN systemic sonographic approach to acute abdomen in emergency 
department - Mnemonic and Differential

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Differential A - Abdominal ... bowel loop O - Obstructive ... Differential #Diagnosis #POCUS