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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
delta/delta) to see ... Do you need an ABG ... approximates an ABG ... The final step is ... #Evaluation #workup
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... ABG And BMP Normal ... D-lactate (short bowel ... acidosis: - Diarrhea ... Neuromuscular weakness (GBS
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
What is the difference ... completely different disorders ... initial treatment algorithms ... Ischemia: • Small bowel ... tenderness, bloody diarrhea
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... erythematosus (SLE ... Screening Tests for Chronic ... metabolic or endocrine disorders ... Arthritis #laboratory #workup
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Hospital Quick Start Algorithm ... treating opioid use disorder ... continuation of methadone as ... if co-exisiting chronic ... Buprenorphine #Treatment #Algorithm
Phenobarbital monotherapy algorithm for alcohol withdrawal

** EDIT - SEE UPDATED ALGORITHM HERE:
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-Phenobarbital monotherapy has numerous advantages
withdrawal ** EDIT - SEE ... Phenobarbital monotherapy has ... the underlying disorder ... -If you work at ... a center that is
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Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
an autoimmune disorder ... Ab to AChR blocks ... rheumatoid arthritis, SLE ... PCB variants of GBS ... inhibition - Chronic
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... some time, let’s see ... normal/high - Chronic ... As with many disease ... #workup #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are a group of disorders ... formed or don’t work ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... Antibiotics such as ... Workup: • Complete