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Newborn Assessment - APGAR Score

Assessment of newborn vital signs following labor via a 10-point scale evaluated
- APGAR Score ... Apgar score is based ... Apgar scores < 7 ... If Apgar score remains ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... ABG And BMP Normal ... Diagnosis: Causes ... acidosis: - Diarrhea ... #Gas #VBG #differential
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... certain foods or meds ... Malabsorptive: • Assessment ... #Diarrhea #Workup ... #diagnosis #differential
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis ... ) → Acute Diarrhea ... (>3 BM/d) ± blood ... Pathophysiology: Spore ... ingestion → colonic
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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• Presents as ... Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea ... 14%), in which case ... Ag - Detects 17 ... Phase: • The short