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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
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Do you need an ABG ... approximates an ABG ... Respiratory Acidosis: CNS ... : CNS stimulation ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
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Differentials? ... ABG And BMP Normal ... ) = {Na - (Cl + ... acidosis: - CNS ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Fever, headache, neck ... status, and focal neurologic ... #Infections #differential ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
hypertension - CNS ... at home or at work ... pain involving neck ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ab to AChR blocks ... Neck: “dropping ... life-threatening Differential ... Miller Fischer and PCB ... diagnosis #management #neurology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... Joint pain • Swan neck ... • May involve PNS ... and CNS • Headache ... La, anti-Jo-1, SCL
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Antibiotics (Bactrim, PCN ... reabsorption) Workup ... (Assess GFR), ±VBG ... Bicarb<22) - avoid NS ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology