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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Disorders - Evaluation ... final step is to assess ... Differential Diagnosis ... Respiratory Acidosis: CNS ... #Disorders #Evaluation
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Compatible syndrome + MRI ... nodules, may also see ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Clindamycin in case ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential ... #treatment #diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... should be based ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Imaging: - MRI ... tuberculomas, or abscesses
Shock - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Hypotension: SBP<90, SBP drop >40, MAP<65 (Normotension, HTN possible
Shock - Diagnosis ... Establish IV/IO Access ... IV's, Consider IL NS ... Tamponade - Pulmonary ... #criticalcare #treatment
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
nervous system (CNS ... and treatment can ... • Infiltrating base ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI ... noninflammatory #differential
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
middle ear/skull base ... atypical symptoms): MRI ... sarcoid or other CNS ... inflammatory cause ... #Management #Treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... ->treatments include ... before beginning treatment ... output - Acute pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #causes
Approach to Undifferentiated Shock - OnePager Summary
Shock occurs when there is inadequate blood flow (CO) &
essential to determine treatment ... Shock can be broken ... ), LV Failure (MI ... Cardiac Tamponade, Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
regarding the diagnosis ... and treatment of ... with suspected HH based ... overload have been ... liver biopsy or MRI