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Approach to Elevated Bicarbonate (HCO3)
Risk Factors for Hypercapnea? (Hx of COPD, OSA, sedative use, CNS/muscular disorders?)
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Approach to Elevated ... , CNS/muscular disorders ... Likely Metabolic Alkalosis ... Barter, or Gitelman Syndrome ... #metabolic #alkalosis
Simultagnosia on Physical Exam (Balint Syndrome)

The patient can recognize objects one at a time but cannot
Physical Exam (Balint ... Syndrome) The ... Simultagnosia #Balint ... clinical #video #neurology ... #ophthalmology
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Extraocular Movement Disorders ... One-and-a-half Syndrome ... Extraocular #Movement #Disorders ... #Localization #ophthalmology ... #neurology #differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
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Acid Base Disorders ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... insufficiency - Rapid saline ... #AcidBase #disorders ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
Simultagnosia (Balint Syndrome) on Physical Exam

The patient can recognize objects one at a time but cannot
Simultagnosia (Balint ... Syndrome) on Physical ... Simultagnosia #Balint ... clinical #video #neurology ... #ophthalmology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
• Metabolic alkalosis ... (Mannitol) • Elevated ... intraocular pressure • Elevated ... specific bleeding disorders ... Excretion #Diuresis #Nephrology
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
Guillain Barre Syndrome ... Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... Absence of fever, Elevated ... encephalitis spectrum disorders ... diagnosis #criteria #neurology
Adie's Pupil on Physical Exam

Adie's pupil is a neurological disorder characterized by a tonically dilated pupil
a neurological disorder ... clinical #video #ophthalmology ... #neurology #syndrome
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
: • Valvular disorders ... overdrive • Elevated ... Acute Coronary Syndrome ... • Blunt Abdominal ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
heart failure, neurologic ... with electrolyte disorders ... and metabolic alkalosis ... White-coat syndrome ... Neurologic disorders