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Acute Abdominal Pain - Location Based Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Rule out surgical abdomen: pt lying still, rigid/hard
Acute Abdominal ... Pain - Location Based ... Algorithm Rule ... be atypical in diabetics ... can be atypical as
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... Ketoacidosis (starvation, diabetic ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... #Gas #VBG #differential
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Distress Syndrome ... leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... failure should be ruled ... clear cause such as
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... initiation • Differential ... coagulopathy, RRT/IMV as ... APML #diagnosis #management
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... Asian countries (1 case ... mediators such as ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... sarcoidosis Pulmonary
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
be determined based ... with presence of pulmonary ... coronary syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... pulmonary edema ... - Compartment syndrome ... peritonitis - Acute ... • Type B1: - Diabetes
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
pleural effusions • Acute ... toxicity (e.g., acute ... respiratory distress syndrome ... • Favorable in case ... #diagnosis #management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... baseline or both • Rule ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Management