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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Diagnosis: Causes ... acidosis: - Diarrhea ... ABG #bloodgas #Acid ... #Base #Gas #VBG
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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, vomiting, diarrhea ... 14%), in which case ... Nucleic Acid test ... Phase: • The short ... #diagnosis
Causes of a low fecal elastase
Abnormal pancreatic imaging:
Chronic pancreatitis, Pancreatic tumours including cystic disease, Pancreatic resection,
mellitus, Bile acid ... bacterial overgrowth, HIV ... Rheumatological disorders ... elastase #low #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
RPR - False Positives
Causes of a false positive RPR that are not syphilis. (False-negative treponemal tests
tests are rare; case ... patients living with HIV ... • Autoimmune Disorders ... False #Positives #differential ... #diagnosis #syphilis
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
• URI sx (HA, sore ... 20% • GI: N/V, diarrhea ... Cardiac: multiple case ... Taste or smell disorder ... Evaluation #Guide #Diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
Osmotic Diarrhea
 1. Medications: antacids, lactulose, sorbitol
 2. Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose intolerance
 3.
Causes of Chronic ... bowel resection (short ... Cytomegalovirus, HIV ... #Causes #Differential ... #diagnosis
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
ABx) → Acute Diarrhea ... (>3 BM/d) ± blood ... Pathophysiology: Spore ... Bezlotoxumab 10 mg/kg IV ... doi.org/10.1093/cid