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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid Base Disorders ... and Differential Diagnosis ... Start with the Anion ... : • Anion Gap ... #Evaluation #workup
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Acidosis - non anion ... metabolic acidosis - anion ... nickmmark #acidbase #workup ... #algorithm #diagnosis ... #acidosis #alkalosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
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Acid Base Disorders ... ↑ ↑ Metabolic alkalosis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #AcidBase #disorders ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Workup Algorithm
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
 • Autoimmune primary adrenal insufficiency
 • Adrenoleukodystrophy,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Workup Algorithm ... Adrenoleukodystrophy, genetic disorder ... #Workup #Algorithm ... #endocrinology
Acid Base Disorders Worksheet

Step 1: Gather the necessary data (Na+, CI-, HCO3-, PH, pCO2). Preferably, all
Acid Base Disorders ... has a primary alkalosis ... a significant anion ... Step 7: Make the diagnoses ... #Worksheet #diagnosis
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
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neurocognitive disorders ... (MNCD): Diagnosis ... and workup ... hallucinations - Movement disorders ... (parkinsonian signs
Exogenous Testosterone Side Effects
 • Mood disorder, Depression, Aggression
 • ↑ Erythropoiesis
 • Hypogonadism +/-BPH, prostate
Effects • Mood disorder ... SideEffects #adverse #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #steroids #endocrinology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential Diagnosis ... and metabolic alkalosis ... renal bruit or signs ... Vasculitis • Endocrinologic
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... evaluation or workup ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... organ-specific signs ... #Differential #diagnosis
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
Ketosis Disorders ... accompanied by an anion ... leading to marked anion ... #differential #diagnosis ... #management #endocrinology