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Prolonged neuromuscular blockade - Differential Diagnosis
- Drugs, Acid-base Disorders, Metabolic, Neurologic, Electrolyte abnormalities

By Mark Harris, MD
Diagnosis - Drugs, Acid-base ... Disorders, Metabolic ... Mark Harris, MD MPH ... #Diagnosis #Anesthesiology ... #Causes #complications
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
Acid-Base Disorders ... - Differential ... #AcidBase #Disorders ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Approach to Acid ... Base Disorders ... adding ~0.05 to pH ... #Base #Disorders ... #Evaluation #workup
Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
Hyperuricemia - Differential ... Lymphoproliferative Disorders ... Hyperparathyroidism • Diabetic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Ketoacidosis (starvation, diabetic ... #AcidBase #disorders ... ABG #bloodgas #Acid ... #Base #Gas #VBG
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
consequence of fatty acid ... • Diabetic ketoacidosis ... #ketones #differential ... #diagnosis #management ... #endocrinology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
3:1), and the base ... granulomatous disorders ... pulmonary apices caused ... Silicosis - Coal worker ... lung #diseases #differential
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• Autoimmune disorders ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... Lymphoma Staging: • Based ... hematology #oncology #management