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Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
the peripheral blood ... infections, bone pain ... Blast cells - Blood ... blast cells - Blood ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Acid Base and Blood ... Respiratory Acidosis ... • Hypoxemia • Pain ... Vomiting D - Diarrhea ... nickmmark #acidbase #workup
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Base Disorders - Blood ... Interpretation Steps for Blood ... Acute or chronic ... : - Diarrhea ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain
Normal Anion-Gap Acidosis (NAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Workup

NAGMA
- Chem, ABG or VBG
- Calculate Anion
Framework and Workup ... insufficiency (GFR 20-50 ml ... Loss of HCO3 - Diarrhea ... Surgical drains - Chronic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Workup
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... patients with chronic ... the patient • Blood ... • Vomiting, diarrhea ... Cardiopulmonary disease/AMI
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
processed grains - Chronic ... Increased loss: - Diarrhea ... increase venous blood ... seen • Lactic acidosis ... reflexes - Burning pain
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

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

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint Pain ... rheumatic fever • Chronic ... tumor • Non-bloody ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... rheumatology #approach #workup
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
ABx) → Acute Diarrhea ... (>3 BM/d) ± blood ... /mucus, Abd pain ... Spore ingestion → colonic ... - produced by all
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... Polyarthritis: • Blood ... Screening Tests for Chronic ... : • Complete blood ... , and low back pain