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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
bowel syndrome, ... acidosis: - Diarrhea ... Anxiety, pain, fever ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase ... #VBG #differential
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
Guillain–Barré syndrome ... syndrome:  Most ... common cause of ... Differential diagnosis ... : Headache, fever
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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• Presents as ... Headache (45%) • Fever ... , vomiting, diarrhea ... HIV-1 p24 core Ag ... Phase: • The short
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... such as the whispered ... cause unknown) ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome ... Noise trauma ○ MS
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ab to AChR blocks ... life-threatening Differential ... PCB variants of GBS ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
region Viral Syndromes ... ; dengue shock syndrome ... infections, such as ... mosquito bite Diarrhea ... #Travel #Differential
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
infections can cause ... Bacillus cereus (short-incubation ... emetic syndrome ... etiologic agent has ... #diagnosis #differential
Relapsing Polychondritis

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

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
Nonspecific symptoms: Fever ... hearing loss, nausea ... polychondritis usually spares ... Diagnosis: • Clinical tests ... Anti-Matrilin-1 Ab
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... Diagnostic Tests ... Anti-Synthetase Ab ... : Fever, joint pain ... statins - probably caused