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Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
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Disorders - Evaluation ... Differential Diagnosis ... #Disorders #Evaluation ... #workup #Differential ... #Diagnosis #acidosis
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
sulfa-drug - Skin ... #Dermatology #Rash ... Maculopapular #Scaling #Color ... Targetoid #Algorithm #Differential ... #Ddxof
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Eosinophil Disorders ... during medical evaluation ... symptoms (eg, skin ... #Algorithm #Differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
- Differential ... Vasculitis - Collagen disorders ... deficiency Work ... cryoglobulins • Skin ... #Causes #dermatology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... first step in evaluation ... gammopathy, and skin ... Connective tissue disorders ... #diagnosis #hematology