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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Acute or chronic ... Anion gap? ... of High Anion Gap ... #Gas #VBG #differential
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... IgG, IgM (CVID, WAS ... ), (neurologic/psychiatric ... changes), high MCV anemia ... #Workup #hematology
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
GrepMed Handbook Acute ... middle ear/skull base ... No additional workup ... symptoms): MRI+gad ... CNS inflammatory cause
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Globulin - Protein Gap ... Albumin > 4) Work-up ... Elevated Globulin Gap ... elevated globulin gap ... #ProteinGap #differential
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and pernicious anemia ... muscles) • Wide based ... • Testing anti-GAD ... Syndrome: • Anti-GAD ... elevated levels of GAD
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Chronicity: • Acute ... Like in this case ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... by 24 hours or longer ... Reversible course Differential ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
et diutinum Neurologic ... (-) hemolytic anemia ... Pseudohyponatremia • ↓anion gap ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology ... #Monoclonal #Differential
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... PCB variants of GBS ... aspiration and acute ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Dysphagia - Differential ... • Muscular or neurologic ... weight loss or acute ... the underlying cause ... #Diagnosis #Management