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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
(AG) = {Na - (Cl ... Diagnosis: Causes ... D D-lactate (short ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Summary #Nephrology
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
Restricted Diffusion: ATL ... Brain #Disorders #Clinical ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Neurology
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
low-signal on all ... Differential diagnosis ... low-signal normal ... #mri #clinical ... #Radiology #diagnosis
Mucoid Degeneration of the ACL
Imaging Findings:
 • T2-hyperintense fluid-signal within the enlarged ACL on both the
will often be NORMAL ... Differential Diagnosis ... degeneration #knee #clinical ... #mri #clinical ... #Radiology #diagnosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Clinical ... • Weakness: Starts ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... CSF PROTEIN - NORMAL ... management #treatment #neurology
Freiberg Infraction - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Sclerosis of the 2nd MT head with flattening of
factors include: Short ... Differential diagnosis ... plate injury: Dorsal ... #mri #clinical ... #Radiology #diagnosis
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
wave inversion in avL ... T wave in V1 - normal ... Ischemia #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... electrocardiogram #cardiology ... Interpretation #differential
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
: • Based on clinical ... myasthenia usually • Starts ... - 1st line: Oral ... - Improves clinical ... #management #neurology
Causes of ST Segment Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STEMI:
 • Upsloping convex STE: "Pardee's sign" +
Segment Elevation - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... ST Elevation of Normal ... Segment #Elevation #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
the Fingers Clinically ... loss of the normal ... #Pathology #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Signs ... #PhysicalExam #