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Newborn Assessment - APGAR Score

Assessment of newborn vital signs following labor via a 10-point scale evaluated
Newborn Assessment ... scale evaluated at 1 ... Apgar score is based ... Apgar scores < 7 ... #Diagnosis #Peds
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile ... ABx) → Acute Diarrhea ... (>3 BM/d) ± blood ... Pathophysiology: Spore ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

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

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
last ½ hour • 2 - nausea ... - vomiting or diarrhea ... multiple episodes of diarrhea ... is difficult Gooseflesh ... #Diagnosis #Addiction
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 ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... Phase: • The short ... Syndrome #HIV #diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
Osmotic Diarrhea
 1. Medications: antacids, lactulose, sorbitol
 2. Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose intolerance
 3.
Causes of Chronic ... Diarrhea 1. ... Bacterial: Clostridium difficile ... #Causes #Differential ... #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
typically fall into 1 ... be determined based ... The assessment of ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
infections can cause ... species, Clostridium difficile ... Bacillus cereus (short-incubation ... cramping lasting 1– ... #diagnosis #differential