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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
0.8 Normal + High ... AG metabolic acidosis ... AG metabolic acidosis ... Ketoacidosis (starvation, diabetic ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
High Anion Gap Metabolic ... during hypoxic metabolism ... Ketoacidosis - diabetic ... #Anion #Gap #Metabolic ... GOLDMARK #mnemonic #nephrology
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
acidosis • Diabetic ... to diarrhea, a high ... Urine chloride is high ... acidosis, a high ... urine #Algorithm #nephrology
Vesiculobullous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vesicles Fragile/EasiIy Ruptured - Intraepidermal blisters, possibly crusts/erosions
 - Inflammatory
Bullous systemic lupus ... erythematous - Metabolic ... tarda • Diabetic ... Vesiculobullous #SkinRash #dermatology
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Manifestations of Systemic Lupus ... Erythematosus (SLE ... Induction Rx: high-dose ... Erythematosus #SLE ... #CNS #neurology
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic ... GIobi Pallidi T2 High ... Signal: Diabetic ... Patterns #Toxicology #Metabolic ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Neurology
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
NAGMA - Chem, ABG ... • Serum K high ... - Diarrhea - High ... NonAnionGap #Acidosis #Metabolic ... Diagnosis #Workup #nephrology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
SLE (Systemic Lupus ... complements and a high ... : Drug induced SLE ... SSA can rule in SLE ... papillomavirus #SLE
Causes of HyperKalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Increased extracellular K+:
 • Tissue injury
 • Hemolysis
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 •
lysis syndrome • Metabolic ... Succinylcholine • Diabetes ... glycosides • High ... blockers - MCW Nephrology
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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phlebotomy High ... (Uncontrolled diabetes ... infusions) - Metabolic ... insufficiency/Failure • SLE ... #nephrology