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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Interpretation: 1. ... Acute or chronic ... ABG And BMP Normal ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... potentially be an acute ... hernia • Rib fracture ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #gastroenterology
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Diagnostic Schema Chronic ... GPA, IgA, MPA) Acute ... common): Thrombus, 1° ... hypovolemia), Meds/Treatments ... #Diagnosis #algorithm
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
) → Acute Diarrhea ... pain, Fever, ↑WBC ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... infectiousdiseases #IDSA #gastroenterology
Peritonitis - Spontaneous vs Secondary vs Peritoneal Dialysis Associated Peritonitis
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
 • Cirrhosis (high SAAG)
fluid protein > 1 ... (at least 2): 1) ... Clinical Features ... (abd pain, cloudy ... Peritoneal #diagnosis #differential
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
excretion • Acute ... renal failure • Chronic ... type 2 • Type 1 ... #nephrology #potassium ... #differential
Guide to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)

What to ask/look for: 
 - HPI, PMH, full ROS
Guide to Acute Kidney ... Atheroemboli — 1% ... AcuteKidneyInjury #AKI #Nephrology ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Differential
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Syndrome - Summary Acute ... Epidemiology: • 1- ... Hands or feet • Pain ... variants: (1) ... #neurology
CA-Bridge Buprenorphine Hospital Quick Start Algorithm - Management of acute opiate withdrawal 
 - Any prescriber
Hospital Quick Start Algorithm ... Management of acute ... onset 15 min, peak 1 ... if co-exisiting chronic ... pain split dosing
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ab to AChR blocks ... weakness in: 1. ... life-threatening Differential ... inhibition - Chronic ... aspiration and acute