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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... bowel syndrome, ... acidosis: - Diarrhea ... Anxiety, pain, fever ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
symptoms are not caused ... mediators such as ... Extrapulmonary: ankle ... anterior/posterior MSK ... : ACUTE, fever,
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Syndrome Acute ... • Presents as ... Headache (45%) • Fever ... , vomiting, diarrhea ... Phase: • The short
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
syndrome:  Most ... common cause of ... acute flaccid paralysis ... Differential diagnosis ... : Headache, fever
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

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

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... PCB variants of GBS ... Bedside: ice pack test ... /Edrophonium test ... aspiration and acute
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
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: The exact cause ... can also be seen as ... , diarrhea, or joint ... DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS ... known pathogenic cause