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Acute facial swelling

19/04/2013 by Bob Dunn

A segment on the differential diagnosis of acute facial swelling has been added to the Salivary Gland Diseases page in the Disorders of the Head and Neck section.

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Delta ratio: = (AG – 12)/(24 - [HCO3-])

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