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Unmeasured Anions Associated with an Elevated Anion Gap and Metabolic Acidosis

#Unmeasured #Anions #Gap #Metabolic #Acidosis #Diagnosis
Unmeasured Anions Associated ... Diagnosis #Nephrology #Table ... #Differential #Causes
Clostridium Dificile Risk by Antibiotic Class

Pooled and study-specific risk estimates of community-associated CDI risk by antibiotic
by Antibiotic Class ... estimates of community-associated ... by antibiotic class ... #Pharmacology #Class ... #Clostridium #Table
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
Oxoproline - associated ... metabolism D-lactate - associated ... salicylate toxicity causes ... Ketoacidosis - diabetic, alcohol
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Excessive GI losses ... dysfunction - Alcohol ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
BP stable, HR 115 ... recurrentis has been associated ... h. capitis is assc ... been associated ... The table below
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
from different classes ... with previously stable ... Hypertension associated ... Sympathomimetic, Alcohol ... Pregnancy-associated
Causes of ileitis beyond Crohn’s disease and infections include systemic disorders -spondyloarthropathies, vasculitides, ischemia, and amyloidosis
Causes of ileitis ... See below for table ... specific examples associated ... #Differential #Table
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
• Can be associated ... HSV + Mycoplasma classic ... • Associated with ... Classic association ... Erythemas #comparison #table
Unintentional Weight Loss in Primary Care
 • Definition: More than 5% reduction in body weight within
-12 months, Is associated ... UA Most Common Causes ... 9% to 10%) - Alcohol-related
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification
Reflex Syncope 
 - Vasovagal syncope
   • Prolonged standing
steal syndrome - Alcohol ... Classification #Table ... #Causes