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 ... - Differential Diagnosis ... bowel syndrome, ... restrictive lung disease ... #bloodgas #Acid
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 โ€ข Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 โ€ข Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... Elevated bile acids ... necrosis HELLP Syndrome ... #Pregnancy #hepatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 โ€ข Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
โ€ข Common Causes ... dysfunction, and/or disorders ... intrinsic factor, IF) Clinical ... to IBD, celiac disease ... large total body stores
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 โ€ข Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... cells can indicate disease ... lymphoproliferative disorders ... โ€ข Richterโ€™s Syndrome ... workup #oncology #hematology
Antinuclear antibodies and Systemic lupus
Anti-dsDNA	60-80%	Association with disease activity (when with Farr assay) and lupus nephritis. Can
Association with disease ... -15% If SLE is clinically ... SLE-SSc-AlM overlap syndromes ... erythematosus #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #