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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Evaluation and Differential ... Compare the change ... Do you need an ABG ... for acid/base, a VBG ... approximates an ABG
Hypoglycemia Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Workup:
 • Sulfonylurea Labs
 • Anti-lnsulin Ab - Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome
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- Insulin Autoimmune ... glucose q6 hrs until BG ... Continue until BG ... In insulinoma, BG ... Misuse • Insulin Autoimmune
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
Summarized Erythema ab ... Usually composed ... comparison #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology ... #compared
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Liver Injury - Differential ... increase in AST/ALT compared ... alkaline phosphate compared ... Other: NAFLD, Autoimmune ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial Rash ... - Differential ... : - Autoimmune ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #Causes #dermatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... disease • Non-autoimmune ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... deficiencies • Autoimmune ... vein thrombosis Hematologic
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
with devastating differential ... petechial or purpuric rash ... vasculitis, such as autoimmune ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... Purpural #Purpuric #Rash
Pustular Skin Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What are pustules?
• Pustules < 5-10 mm + pus
• Material
Skin Lesions - Differential ... pus • Material composed ... Generalized itchy rash ... Skin #Lesions #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Celiac disease • Autoimmune ... : Autoimmune hepatitis ... disease: > 2 • NASH ... injury #hepatitis #differential
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... Corticosteroid use • Autoimmune ... science/article/abs ... #Bandemia #differential ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC #hematology