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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
D D-lactate (short ... bowel syndrome, ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... lung disease (COPD ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
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- Differential ... Unilateral Spinal Cord ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... sensory loss to pain ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
syndrome - Deafferentation ... #Mechanisms #Neurology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... Causes: 1. ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... #algorithm
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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- Emergency Causes ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes ... #neurology