5 results
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
ABG And BMP Normal ... acidosis: - Diarrhea ... Anxiety, pain, fever ... restrictive lung disease ... Summary #Nephrology #ABG
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
Summarized Erythema ab ... fires, heating pads ... early localized disease ... called "Bazin's disease ... so-called fifth disease
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
marine microbiota & causes ... Rapid onset of fever ... liver disease, ... immunosuppressive meds ... transferrin Early abx
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Immunocompromised status • Chronic ... status NTM Cause ... encounters due to NTM: Chronic ... Growers (Runyon Classification ... liver enzymes, diarrhea
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Causes of Fever ... • Periodontal Disease ... Bronchitis • Chronic ... Diarrhea • Giardia ... Infection #Fever