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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, ... acidosis: - Diarrhea ... Acetazolamide Causes ... - Salicylates Causes
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... • Weakness: Starts ... arrythmias • Other: Diarrhea ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... Definitions - Stable ... rapidly over a short ... thrombus formation causes ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
BP stable, HR 115 ... Syndrome: 3d of ... The table below ... Treatment is tetracycline ... initiation of treatment
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Pinpoint-sized red spots ... skin that are caused ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... marrow studies Treatment ... (examples: ATG
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... absorption 2/2 ab ... pain, diarrhea ... large total body stores ... Treatment: • Oral
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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, vomiting, diarrhea ... 14%), in which case ... HIV-1 p24 core Ag ... Phase: • The short ... antibody test) Treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
to be in ADHF starts ... acute coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table
Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Score (COWS)

Resting Pulse Rate: Record beats per minute after patient is sitting or
still, but is able ... last ½ hour • 2 - nausea ... - vomiting or diarrhea ... multiple episodes of diarrhea ... Hospital Opioid Use Treatment
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
nodes • Roth’s spots ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... Septic emboli cause ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology