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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 ... , a VBG approximates ... an ABG by adding
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... ABG And BMP Normal ... Summary #Nephrology #ABG ... bloodgas #Acid #Base ... #Gas #VBG #differential
Skin Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Rash
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection

Malar rash
	• SLE
	• Human parvovirus B19 infection
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Joint Pain Rash ... infection Malar rash ... on erythematous base ... #skin #rashes #differential ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

The term maculopapule is a portmanteau, a combination
of macule and
differentiated based ... febrile have a wide differential ... have a broader differential ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... Central #Peripheral #Differential
Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH

Characterized by diffuse redness of the skin due to
capillary congestion, erythematous
from other rashes based ... erythematous rash ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #Erythematous #Rash ... Febrile #Fever #Differential
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
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
rapidly evolving rash ... consumption First case ... , hypotension, rash ... transferrin Early abx ... #cellulitis #dermatology
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
everywhere) 2) A rash ... the face (many differential ... 6) An annular rash ... 7) Always in case ... erythematosus #rheumatology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
evidence of (fatigue, rash ... Photosensitive rash ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... vein thrombosis Hematologic
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