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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... (AG) = {Na - (Cl ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... #Summary #Nephrology ... #Acid #Base #Gas
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
pain, confusion ... pain. ... The table below ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... initiation of treatment
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Etiology: • Medications ... (Assess GFR), ±VBG ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... #potassium #nephrology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Bumetanide, Ethacrynic acid ... Kidney stones caused ... Tolvaptan) • Treatment ... #Pharmacology #Medications ... #Table
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
#management #medications ... #treatment #diagnosis ... #causes #atopy ... J Am Acad Dermatol ... Mehta AB, Nadkarni
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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• Presents as ... HIV-1 p24 core Ag ... an HIV Nucleic Acid ... antibody test) Treatment ... Syndrome #HIV #diagnosis