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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Disorders - Evaluation ... and Differential ... (AG). 2) Next, ... Now, look at the gas ... #workup #Differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... 2. ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... bloodgas #Acid #Base ... #Gas #VBG #differential
Secondary Causes of Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertension - BP > 140/90 (>130/80 for DM)
Hypertensive urgency
Hypertension - Differential ... damage or DM (visit 2) ... , Diagnosis based ... Glomerulonephritis • Nephritic ... #Differential #
Algorithm - Approach to the differential diagnosis of the patient presenting with overt glomerular proteinuria. CMV
Approach to the differential ... arbitrarily defined as ... hour collection based ... are listed in 2 ... #syndrome #nephrology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential ... heart failure, neurologic ... Neurologic disorders ... #Hypertension #Workup
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
same information as ... cryoglobulinemias (types 2 ... glomerular #testing #workup ... glomerulonephritis #nephrotic ... #nephritic #nephrology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
muscles) • Wide based ... other neurological disorders ... antibody that works ... limb or joint disorders ... Management #treatment #neurology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Non-neuromuscular disorder ... leukodystrophies 2. ... dystrophies Work ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
same information as ... less expensive 2) ... cryoglobulinemias (types 2 ... glomerular #disease #workup ... #nephrotic #nephritis
Cardiomyopathies 

Manifestations of cardiomyopathy (CM) range from microscopic alterations in cardiac myocytes to fulminant Heart Failure
Divided into 2 major ... groups based on ... ) • Short QT Syndrome ... systemic (multiorgan) disorders ... cardiology #diagnosis #differential