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Acute Abdominal Pain - Location Based Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Rule out surgical abdomen: pt lying still, rigid/hard
Acute Abdominal ... Pain - Location ... , appendicitis may ... #Acute #Abdominal ... #Pain #Location
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
Acute CPP Crystal ... onset of swelling, pain ... OA in atypical locations ... : Wrist, MCP, or ... swelling, significant pain
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
obstruction • COPD ... • Hypoxemia • Pain ... - non anion gap ... MD @nickmmark #acidbase ... #workup #algorithm
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
Acute CPP Crystal ... onset of swelling, pain ... OA in atypical locations ... : Wrist, MCP or ... neck pain, fever
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... Compensation, Acute ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... lung disease (COPD ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase