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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Diagnosis: Causes ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Summary #Nephrology ... #ABG #bloodgas
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis with Elevated Anion Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated Anion Gap > 12
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Elevated Anion Gap > 12 ... (Gain of H+) - ... albumin: For every drop ... #Differential #
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... SBP <90, drop in ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... algorithm #treatment #management
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
and Management ... Diagnosis - Caine ... dysfunction (e.g. gait ... development of Korsakoff syndrome ... #Management #neurology
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
symptomatology Differential ... Diagnosis for Pulmonary ... infiltrates) → high ... #differential # ... diagnosis #nephrology
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
Administration of inulin, B2 ... mmol creatinine) High ... urine #potassium #differential ... #algorithm #diagnosis ... #nephrology
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
and Management ... • Wide based gait ... , diaphoresis, high ... • High index of ... #neurology
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
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compartment - b2 ... - Insulin (high ... renal Fanconi syndrome ... #Medications #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
Prevalence up to 12% ... (Goodpasture's syndrome ... Renal #Transplant #differential ... #diagnosis #kidney ... #blood #urine #management
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... • Attempt if high ... effusions, weight gain ... initiation • Differential ... #management #hematology