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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... ABG And BMP Normal ... restrictive lung disease ... #bloodgas #Acid ... #Base #Gas #VBG
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
, Anemia • Prevalence ... Crohn's > UC Anemia ... fatigue despite disease ... report dehydration as ... /other causes
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
• Common Causes ... dysfunction, and/or disorders ... wt loss • If anemia ... to IBD, celiac disease ... Treatment: • Oral
Vibrio Vulnificus skin infection
Cirrhosis w/recent consumption of raw oysters w/rapidly evolving rash. 
Vibrio vulnificus part of
marine microbiota & causes ... consumption First case ... Hippocrates in 5 BC as ... hemochromatosis, hemolytic anemia ... immunosuppressive meds
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
diagnosis and treatment ... with suspected HH based ... of liver disease ... and hematologic disorders ... management #hepatology #gastroenterology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
are a group of disorders ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... Nutritional: vitamin B12 ... Antibiotics such as ... (examples: ATG
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... and pernicious anemia ... muscles) • Wide based ... Ab (>1000u/ml) ... limb or joint disorders
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
nutrients • TPN for treatment ... (N/V bloating, abd ... after RYGB • Disorder ... Gastric bypass causes ... Liver Disease in
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
#diagnosis #causes ... Mehta AB, Nadkarni ... patients with atopic disorders ... Danish population-based ... of population-based
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
persons • It has ... • Autoimmune disorders ... Lymphoma Staging: • Based ... number of sites of disease ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment