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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
ABG And BMP Normal ... - Differential Diagnosis ... bowel syndrome, ... Ketoacidosis (starvation, diabetic ... Classically” noted with pulmonary
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Ischemia, Compartment Syndrome ... Leukemia/Lymphoma), Diabetes ... • Presents as AG ... testing • Seen in Short ... Bowel Syndrome,
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
response preceding infection ... • Weakness: Starts ... : Due to nerve root ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Histoplasmosis Diagnosis ... MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk: Diabetes ... Inhalation of spores ... : • Pulmonary ( ... #Management #Infections
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
Behcet disease • Infections ... /EGPA • RA Diagnosis ... Anti-Matrilin-1 Ab ... #rheumatology #diagnosis ... #management