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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
- Blood Gas Interpretation ... Steps for Blood Gas ... And BMP Normal Values ... (GBS, Myasthenia ... #Gas #VBG #differential
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
crises”. ... life-threatening Differential ... variants of GBS ... Serologic and EMG ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
(GBS) (aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl ...  Most common cause ... Differential diagnosis ... :  Myasthenia ... compylobacterjejuni #GBS
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
(GBS) Acute autoimmune ... axonal forms of GBS ... cardinal features of GBS ... for diagnosis of GBS ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #GBS
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
AND lower facial weakness ... Ramsay-Hunt), HIV, Lyme, GBS ... middle ear/skull base ... LP (if suspect GBS ... CNS inflammatory cause
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Hypochloremia - Differential ... SIGNS: • Muscle weakness ... decarboxylation/gas ... muscle cells • Gas ... Pathophysiology #Nephrology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Diagnosis should be based ... Demyelinating disease caused ... hearing loss, palsy ... CNS #Infections #differential