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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acidosis ↑ ↑ ... Metabolic acidosis ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase ... Interpretation #Diagnosis #Summary
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
Associated Lactic Acidosis ... (MALA) Pathophysiology ... use in cellular metabolism ... acidosis including ... LacticAcidosis #Toxicity #Toxicology
Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it?  Volatile hydrocarbon, Glue or paint-sniffing, Occupational
and Management Summary ... Early raised AG acidosis ... normal anion gap acidosis ... may be ↑ or ↓ Treatment ... Toluene #Poisoning #Toxicology
Tetralogy of Fallot Summary
 • Anatomy
 • Incidence
 • Pathophysiology
 • Presentation
 • Common Variants
 •
Tetralogy of Fallot Summary ... • Incidence • Pathophysiology ... Associated Genetic Syndromes ... peds #pediatrics #treatment
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
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
Refeeding Syndrome ... • Incr Glucose Metabolism ... - Metabolic ... Acidosis • Shift ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
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and Management Summary ... iniury, Compartment syndrome ... , Heat stroke, Metabolic ... Dermatomyositis) AKI - Pathophysiology ... #causes #treatment
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... - Summary Acute ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Propofol-Related Infusion Syndrome (PRIS)

Diagnosis is based on a constellation of clinical suspicion and biochemical signs including:
Propofol-Related Infusion Syndrome ... Hyperlactatemia • Metabolic ... acidosis • Rhabdomyolysis ... Related #Infusion #Syndrome ... Pharmacology #Toxicity #Toxicology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Refeeding Syndrome ... from hormonal and metabolic ... • Nephrotic syndrome ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology