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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
2. ... Acute or chronic ... Renal failure (uremia ... acidosis: - Diarrhea ... or restrictive lung
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Debate if this should ... be 1° or 2°) - ... Disease - Rheumatoid Arthritis ... Beomycin • Acute or Chronic
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... should be obtained ... frozen serum (2) ... the presence of anemia ... for Chronic Polyarthritis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
encounters due to NTM: Chronic ... than 50/μL) 2. ... liver enzymes, diarrhea ... Bone Marrow - Anemia ... NTM #Infections #differential
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
for giant cell arteritis ... • Normocytic anemia ... normal and can help differentiate ... treatment for PMR is a chronic ... intervals over 2
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... (>4 g/dL) should ... (RA, Temporal arteritis ... ovarian tumors, lung ... #ProteinGap #differential
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
1928, a 32-page long ... phlebotomy/ blood work ... to lying down should ... Hct in the first 2 ... pathophysiology #differential