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Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Pulmonary Function ... Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation ... Neuromuscular Disorders ... #Pulmonary #FunctionTests ... #PFTs #Interpretation
Arthrocentesis of synovial fluid - Interpretation
 - Normal
 - Noninflammatory	
 - Inflammatory	
 - Septic

Viscosity of synovial
synovial fluid - Interpretation ... as hyaluronic acid ... 50,000 #Diagnosis #Differential ... Fluid #Effusion #Analysis ... Infective #Arthritis #Interpretation
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Differentials? ... - Vomiting, NG suction ... #AcidBase #disorders ... ABG #bloodgas #Acid
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
Subglottic): • Functional ... : Vocal fold paralysis ... Connective tissue disorder ... Noisy #Breathing #differential
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Non-neuromuscular disorder ... Neuromuscular Junction ... • Inflammatory disorders ... #Weakness #Differential
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
Neuromuscular junction ... pathology and muscle disorders ... may mimic an LMN disorder ... form part of the differential ... hyporeflexia, flaccid paralysis
Neurological Disorders and the Creative Process
Behavior:
 • Obsession and repetition: Frontotemporal Dementia/ Corticobasal degeneration
 • Functional
Neurological Disorders ... degeneration • Functional ... Sensory - Auditory Interpretation ... #Neurological #Disorders ... Creative #creativity #differential
Causes of Hypokalemia
Transcellular Shifts:
 - Alkalosis, Increased plasma insulin (treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis), ß-Adrenergic agonists, Hypokalemic
Hypokalemic periodic paralysis ... hypokalemic periodic paralysis ... hypomagnesemia), Eating disorders ... , nasogastric suction ... Hypokalemia #Causes #differential
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are a group of disorders ... Neutropenia • Platelet Disorders ... vitamin B12 or folic acid ... appear normal, but analysis ... blood count with differential