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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... D-lactate (short bowel ... syndrome, intestinal ... acidosis: - Diarrhea ... #Base #Gas #VBG
Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Post Bariatric Intestinal Failure:
 • Severe protein malnutrition after bariatric surgery
 • More
Consider refeeding syndrome ... bolus to the small bowel ... (N/V bloating, abd ... causes increased ... and Hepatology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
high WBC count cause ... limb ischemia, bowel ... febrile, give abx ... Elevated uric acid ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... Nutritional: vitamin B12 ... or folic acid deficiency ... (examples: ATG ... #diagnosis #hematology
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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, vomiting, diarrhea ... 14%), in which case ... HIV-1 p24 core Ag ... an HIV Nucleic Acid ... antibody test) Treatment
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
#diagnosis #causes ... J Am Acad Dermatol ... Mehta AB, Nadkarni ... Danish population-based ... of population-based
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Illness Script
HPS is a pulmonary disorder of chronic liver disease characterized by a
arteriovenous shunting causes ... mixed blood to pass ... mmHg (room air) - ABG ... the left heart TREATMENT ... mortality rate of ~12%
Diets and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Diet affects IBD by 3 mechanisms
1. Microbiome ( ↓ diversity)
2. Mucosal
and Inflammatory Bowel ... Short chain fatty acids ... CD-TREAT - Solid food-based ... pain, wind and diarrhea ... #management #treatment