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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, ... Ketoacidosis (starvation, diabetic ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... #bloodgas #Acid
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
• Weakness: Starts ... : Due to nerve root ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
and Management ... , GI bleeding, Diuretic ... metabolized to lactic acid ... mass - Lizzie Aby ... #Management #treatment
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Diagnosis of ... irrigation • Management ... Bumetanide, Ethacrynic acid ... Torsemide) • Acute pulmonary ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk: Diabetes ... Inhalation of spores ... A. flavus, A. niger ... scalp, vagina, fingers ... #Management #Infections
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which all carry treatment ... for Refeeding Syndrome ... drips unless also diabetic ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
system: small-fiber ... Disease: • 10%-15% Pulmonary ... , INC risk PE, Pulmonary ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... #Management
Relapsing Polychondritis

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

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
/EGPA • RA Diagnosis ... Anti-Matrilin-1 Ab ... affected tissue Treatment ... #rheumatology #diagnosis ... #management