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Newborn Assessment - APGAR Score

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

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Diagnosis: Causes ... acidosis: - Diarrhea ... bloodgas #Acid #Base ... #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 ... / #Chronic #Diarrhea ... #differential #
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
Opioid Withdrawal Score ... aches: If patient was ... - vomiting or diarrhea ... multiple episodes of diarrhea ... #Diagnosis #Addiction
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 ... Phase: • The short ... Syndrome #HIV #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... be determined based ... The assessment of ... to be in ADHF starts ... #diagnosis #differential