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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
ABG And BMP Normal ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... #Summary #Nephrology ... #ABG #bloodgas
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... oxygenation due to a gas ... heart 3-6 cardiac cycles ... Arterial blood gas ... #diagnosis #management
Ellis system of classification system for a tooth fracture:

Ellis 1: injury of the crown into enamel
Ellis system of classification ... adhesive barrier called ... above, initiate abx ... clindamycin #Diagnosis ... #Management #Dental
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management ... brain and spinal cord ... : • Anti-GAD Ab ... #Management #treatment ... #neurology
Cryofibrinogenemia Summary

Cryofibrinogenemia Epidemiology:
 • 40-70 years with a modest female predominance

Cryofibrinogenemia:
 • The precipitation of a
when plasma is cooled ... thrombophlebitis, pulmonary ... Cryofibrinogenemia Diagnosis ... Antiphospholipid syndrome ... Cryofibrinogenemia #diagnosis
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Release from blast cells ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... coagulopathy, RRT/IMV as ... #management #hematology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... mediators such as ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... acute sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... #Management #Signs
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ab to AChR blocks ... PCB variants of GBS ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Diagnosis: • Dry ... RTA, TYPE I RTA Diagnosis ... Disease: • 10%-15% Pulmonary ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... #Management
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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• Presents as ... decrease (<200 cells ... • HIV-1 p24 core ... Ag - Detects 17 ... #HIV #diagnosis