6 results
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... D D-lactate (short ... Hyperventilation (Anxiety, pain ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
Mechanisms of Pain
Mixed - Nociceptive/Neuropathic
Nociceptive - Tissue Damage
 - Visceral - (From organ/cavity lining) Poorly localized,
Mechanisms of Pain ... Well-localized, sharp, short ... Complex regional pain ... #Mechanisms #Neurology ... #Differential #
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
) - Differential ... Previous episodes • Medical ... vision or black spots ... the tragus to differentiate ... Otolaryngology #differential
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
deWinter T waves - starts ... -4 can have no pain ... #Equivalents #Interpretation ... #differential
Acquired Cystic Kidney Disease (ACKD) Screening and Management
 • Asymptomatic dialysis/renal transplant patient, aged >60 years,
60 years, poor medical ... life expectancy → Ultrasound ... hematuria, lumbar pain ... erythrocytosis, etc. → Ultrasound ... surveillance #radiology #nephrology
Neurological Disorders and the Creative Process
Behavior:
 • Obsession and repetition: Frontotemporal Dementia/ Corticobasal degeneration
 • Functional
Sensory - Auditory Interpretation ... Inspiration: • Chronic pain ... Creative #creativity #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology