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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
ABG And BMP Normal ... D D-lactate (short ... acidosis: - Diarrhea ... restrictive lung disease ... Daniyal Hashmi, MD
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 ... chronic liver disease ... immunosuppressive meds ... transferrin Early abx
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
seen in several disease ... ketoacidosis (DKA) - caused ... Glucosuria causes ... Nick Mark MD @nickmmark ... Disorders #ketones #differential
Nail Pathologies - Findings in or Near Nails

Paronychia 

A superficial infection of the proximal and lateral
Local causes include ... Systemic causes ... the nail plate caused ... #Abnormal #Pathology ... Clinical #Signs #PhysicalExam
Micronutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass
Fat-Soluble Vitamins:
 • Vitamin A - Night/complete blindness, xeropthalmia (pathologic dryness of
• Thiamine - Nausea ... amnesia, apathy, normal ... immune function, diarrhea ... Lauren Banaszak, MD ... nutrition #table #differential
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Pinpoint-sized red spots ... skin that are caused ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... blood count with differential ... treatment (examples: ATG
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... Rinne Test: • Normal ... cause unknown) ... Noise trauma ○ MS ... ○ HIV ○ Lyme disease
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
sedimentation rate + Normal ... permanent alopecia Differential ... • Malar rash - spares ... (C3 and C4) • ds-DNA ... flares • CRP normal