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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... (AG) = {Na - (Cl ... Pure Normal AG ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase ... #VBG #differential
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
- Workup and Differential ... heart failure, neurologic ... Neurologic disorders ... #Workup #causes ... #Differential #
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
a group of disorders ... formed or don’t work ... Antibiotics such as ... Workup: • Complete ... blood count with differential
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension ... Shock, Severe Anemia ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... AG acidosis with
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
million - rare • Age ... and pernicious anemia ... Ab (>1000u/ml) ... antibody that works ... Management #treatment #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
an autoimmune disorder ... Ab to AChR blocks ... Epidemiology: - Bimodal age ... life-threatening Differential ... diagnosis #management #neurology