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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... bowel syndrome, ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... restrictive lung disease ... #Base #Gas #VBG
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
consumption First case ... Hippocrates in 5 BC as ... foot cellulitis ... w/ black spots ... transferrin Early abx
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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• Presents as ... 14%), in which case ... HIV-1 p24 core Ag ... an HIV Nucleic Acid ... ART to slow HIV disease
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
seen in several disease ... consequence of fatty acid ... of re-feeding syndrome ... • Diabetic ketoacidosis ... differential #diagnosis #management
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Ischemia, Compartment Syndrome ... PRIS), Valproic Acid ... Leukemia/Lymphoma), Diabetes ... AG acidosis with ... Bowel Syndrome,
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk: Diabetes ... extrapulmonary disease ... or meningitic disease ... Inhalation of spores ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
A superficial infection ... tissue at the nail base ... causes include diabetes ... failure, and diabetes ... seen in Reiter's syndrome
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Diagnosis and Management ... over course of disease ... Precipitants: Infection ... , GI bleeding, Diuretic ... recommend using as
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Pinpoint-sized red spots ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... vitamin B12 or folic acid ... Antibiotics such as ... • Parvovirus infection
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
Inflammatory Bowel Disease ... chain fatty acids ... • Nutrition as ... CD-TREAT - Solid food-based ... comparison #table #management