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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Compare the change ... Do you need an ABG ... , a VBG approximates ... an ABG by adding ... Differential Diagnosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... ABG And BMP Normal ... Diagnosis: Causes ... Summary #Nephrology #ABG ... #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 ... diagnosis; however ... have a broader differential ... diagnosis, which ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
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
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 ... diagnoses, including ... 6) An annular rash ... erythematosus #rheumatology
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
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... Diagnosis: • ANCA-associated ... Malignancy (e.g. hematologic ... vein thrombosis Hematologic ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis
Pustular Skin Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What are pustules?
• Pustules < 5-10 mm + pus
• Material
Skin Lesions - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... pus • Material composed ... Generalized itchy rash ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Symptoms: • Gottron rash ... Anti-Synthetase Ab ... #differential #