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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Values • pH: ... Neuromuscular weakness ... (GBS, Myasthenia ... #Acid #Base #Gas ... #VBG #differential
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune ... Ab to AChR blocks ... life-threatening Differential ... variants of GBS ... Serologic and EMG
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
) Acute autoimmune ... progressive flaccid weakness ... Electrodiagnostic studies (Ex EMG ... Hospital of Baltimore IM ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
- Differential ... Aldolase levels • EMG ... Anti-Synthetase Ab ... Other Diseases: • PBC ... #rheumatology #differential