Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Respiratory or Metabolic ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... of Respiratory ... #AcidBase #disorders
Acute Pharyngitis: Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 β€’ Respiratory viruses (25-45%)
 β€’ Group A Strep (5-15%)
 β€’ Other bacteria:
Infectious: β€’ Respiratory ... Acute Retroviral Syndrome ... Diffuse viral syndromes ... β€’ Autoimmune disorders ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome on Physical Exam
The case of a patient with a diagnosis of cirrhosis and platypnea-orthodeoxia
Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome ... Physical Exam The case ... observe how the respiratory ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... video #breathing #respiratory
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Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 β€’ Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
β€’ Common Causes ... dysfunction, and/or disorders ... absorption 2/2 ab ... intrinsic factor, IF) Clinical ... - Check for IF ab
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 β€’ Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... lymphoproliferative disorders ... β€’ Richter’s Syndrome ... leukemia β€’ Sezary syndrome ... workup #oncology #hematology
Intermittent Bilateral Exophthalmos (Alternating Exophthalmos and Enophthalmos) on Physical Exam

Observing this patient in silence for a
The syndrome of ... The cause of this ... lymphangiomas are the cause ... Alternating #Bilateral #clinical ... #physicalexam #Respiratory
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Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
-15% If SLE is clinically ... SLE-SSc-AlM overlap syndromes ... diseases only if Ag ... erythematosus #diagnosis #rheumatology