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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Diagnosis: Causes ... glycol (present in IV ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... bloodgas #Acid #Base
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential ... ->treatments include ... output - Acute pulmonary ... Ethylene glycol - HIV ... #Diagnosis #causes
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 ... normal, further evaluation ... liver biopsy or MRI
Hydroxyapatite Deposition Disease (HADD) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Ovoid hypointense structures along the bursal surface
Case description ... • MRI shows globular ... - Limits evaluation ... • Treatment for ... Differential diagnosis
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Clindamycin in case ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential # ... causes #management ... #treatment #diagnosis
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
and treatment can ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... • Infiltrating base ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI ... noninflammatory #differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
/ AIDS - Differential ... should be based ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Imaging: - MRI ... Demyelinating disease caused
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
be determined based ... are excellent at evaluating ... with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... cardiomyopathy • Pulmonary ... ancestry, LGE on MRI ... Pts: cardiogenic shock
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Diagnosis? ... of prior silent pulmonary ... infection along base ... ) HIV-infected ... Standard treatment