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Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Respiratory Acidosis
 • Respiratory Alkalosis
 • Metabolic Acidosis
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AcidosisRespiratory ... AcidosisMetabolic ... Kfischer_10 #AcidBase ... Base #Disorders #nephrology ... #metabolic
Acid Base Disorders - Formulas for appropriate metabolic and respiratory compensation

- Dr Amith Sreedharan - Consultant
for appropriate metabolic ... and respiratory ... #Metabolic #Acidosis ... Winters #Diagnosis #Nephrology ... #AcidBase
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Respiratory or Metabolic ... Metabolic acidosis ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
show anion-gap metabolic ... acidosis 4) Presentation ... Acidosis, Respiratory ... Aspirin #Toxicity #Toxicology ... diagnosis #management #Treatment
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis: Differential Diagnosis
ECF volume contracted: urine chloride concentration <20 meq/L
 • Gastric alkalosis:
Causes of Metabolic ... reversal of chronic respiratory ... acidosis) • Cystic ... after fasting #Metabolic ... Diagnosis #Causes #nephrology
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory ... Recovery from metabolic ... acidosis Acidosis ... distress syndrome ... #acidbase #acidosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... extremity, facial, respiratory ... patients) • Respiratory ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... #neurology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Refeeding Syndrome ... from hormonal and metabolic ... decompensation (CHF) • Respiratory ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Phases of Colchicine Toxicity
 - Early Phase (0-24h) 
 - Multi-organ failure Phase (1-7 days)
(7-21 days) Respiratory ... : Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome Cardiovascular ... : Metabolic acidosis ... Colchicine #Toxicity #Toxicology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Drug toxicity, Metabolic ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment ... diagnosis #management #neurology