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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... Differentials? ... glycol (present in IV ... D D-lactate (short ... acidosis: - Diarrhea
Causes of Non-Gap Metabolic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Anion Gap (<14) (Loss of Bicarbonate) -
Causes of Non-Gap ... Diagnosis Algorithm Normal ... net charge) • Diarrhea ... RTA Type II • Carbonic ... TTKG • RTA Type IV
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
osmolarity If cause ... investigations abnormal ... investigations depending on clinical ... context and signs ... hepatitis serology, HIV
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
renal failure Clinical ... Extrapulmonary: ankle ... ), liver (pain/abnormal ... polyarthritis(symmetrical, ankles ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
vulnificus part of normal ... cellulitis w/ black spots ... 🦪 🦀 sepsis: chronic ... hemolytic anemia, CKD, hiv ... dermatology #legs #clinical
Causes of a low fecal elastase
Abnormal pancreatic imaging:
Chronic pancreatitis, Pancreatic tumours including cystic disease, Pancreatic resection,
fecal elastase Abnormal ... pancreatic imaging: Chronic ... result-watery diarrhoea ... bacterial overgrowth, HIV ... elastase #low #differential
Diarrhea with Normal Colonoscopy
 • Colonic: Bile acid malabsorption, Microscopic colitis, Overflow diarrhoea, Missed pathology
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Diarrhea with Normal ... Colonoscopy • Colonic ... e.g. coeliac), Short ... . diff, Viral (HIV ... #differential #
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... Hypertension with normal ... deficits (CN Ill, IV ... #headache #signs ... #differential #
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation causes ... Nasal polyps and signs ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential ... • CT: Halo sign ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... diarrhea, cytopenias ... vomiting, and diarrhea