Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Once pseudohypokalemia is ruled out, causes of hypokalemia can be
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Decreased filling ... of bucket (low ... #Causes #workup
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Low ... #Magnesium #Table ... #Classification ... #Causes #Workup
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
gas flow AND give ... reservoir bag moving ... ventilator bellows moving ... Airway #Pressure #Differential ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   β€’ Trauma
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis by Classification ... Cardiogenic (Decreased ... exacerbation (any cause ... #Table #CriticalCare
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
β€’ Increase fresh ... reservoir bag moving ... ventilator bellows moving ... #Hypotension #Differential ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Hypertension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Hypertension is most commonly due to inappropriate depth of
Check fresh gas flow ... reservoir bag moving ... ventilator bellows moving ... hypercarbia as causes ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Intraoperative Hypoxia / Desaturation / Cyanosis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Using these steps from start
reservoir bag moving ... ventilator bellows moving ... β€’ If SpO2 low ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Management #Workup
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
3) Now, look at ... approximates an ABG by adding ... can be done by using ... Pregnancy, PE, Increased ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup
Cardiac Arrest - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

The probable cause is one or more of: something
oxygen delivery β€’ Increase ... fresh gas flow, ... ventilator bellows moving ... CardiacArrest #Checklist #Differential ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
BP stable, HR 115 ... settings with crowding ... The table below ... spirochetes; sensitivity increases ... Given low sensitivity