Episode 15.0 – Adrenal Crises + D-dimer in Aortic Dissection
Pearls from a core content talk on adrenal emergencies, a journal update looking at D-dimer in aortic dissection and some acid/base cases.
Show Notes
Shownotes
Asha SE, Miers JW. A systematic review and meta-analysis of D-dimer as a rule-out test for suspected acute aortic dissection. Ann Emerg Med 2015. PMID: 25805111
Dierks DB et al. Clinical policy: critical issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients with suspected acute nontraumatic thoracic aortic dissection. Ann Emerg Med 2015; 65: 32-42. PMID: 25529153
Acid-Base Cases
Quick questions & answers:
- For acute respiratory acidosis or alkalosis, how much does the pH change for every 10mm change of PCO2?
- What is the Winter’s formula?
- For stable chronic respiratory acidosis, for every 10 mm increase in PCO2, how much should the pH decrease by?
For each of the following cases, please analyze the acid-base status (i.e. anion gap metabolic acidosis, respiratory alkalosis,
