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Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it?  Volatile hydrocarbon, Glue or paint-sniffing, Occupational
Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis ... hydrocarbon, Glue or paint-sniffing ... associated with AKI ... may be ↑ or ↓ Treatment ... #Management #Treatment
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acute or chronic ... Compensation, Acute ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... Nephrology #ABG #bloodgas
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Normal ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes #pediatrics
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... the time course (acute ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... conditions such as ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Chronic Pancreatitis

Definition: A pathologic fibroinflammatory syndrome of the pancreas in individuals with genetic, environmental, and/or other
Chronic Pancreatitis ... stress. 60% of CP cases ... • Abdominal pain ... EmoryGastroHep #Chronic ... gastroenterology #treatment
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Syndrome - Summary Acute ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... COVID 19 - Zika virus ... • Weakness: Starts ... Hands or feet • Pain
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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• Presents as ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... Phase: • The short ... antibody test) Treatment ... Syndrome #HIV #diagnosis
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
arrived w/severe abd pain ... Pediculus humanus, AKA ... headache and abd pain ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... of blood smear, acute
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
syndrome is a rare chronic ... lesions + Rheumatic pain ... anterior chest wall, parts ... Rule out other causes ... and lower jaw Treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... to be in ADHF starts ... Cardiac cath if acute ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management