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Causes of Metabolic Acidosis - Gap and Non-Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Elevated Anion Gap
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Elevated Anion ... Gap > 12 (Gain ... MetabolicAcidosis #AnionGap ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach ... to Acute Interstitial ... When to suspect AIN ... associated with AIN ... Interstitial #Nephritis #AIN
Urine Anion Gap in NAGMA
NA + K - Cl = surrogate for Urine NH4+
NH4+ is excreted
Urine Anion Gap ... in NAGMA NA + K ... Cl- as counter-ion ... ThePeanutKidney #Urine #AnionGap
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis with Elevated Anion Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated Anion Gap > 12
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Elevated Anion ... Gap > 12 (Gain ... MetabolicAcidosis #AnionGap ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework 
Pre-Renal
Post-Renal
Intrinsic Renal:
 • Tubules (ATN)
 • Glomerular:
Causes of Acute ... : • Tubules (ATN ... Interstitium (AIN ... CMC_IM #AKI #Acute ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Low Anion Gap - Various causes and mechanisms of a Low Anion Gap
 • Hypoalbuminemia (1gm
Low Anion Gap - ... to 2.5 for the anion ... gap) • Normal anion ... Calcium and Mg (Seen in ... paraprotein #Low #AnionGap
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
• Hypoxemia • Pain ... Acidosis - non anion ... metabolic acidosis - anion ... MD @nickmmark #acidbase ... #workup #algorithm
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Causes of High-anion ... Gap and Non-anion ... Renal failure (acute ... exchange resins #aniongap ... #NonGap #Metabolic
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
optic neuropathy (AION ... loss caused by AION ... Definition: acute ... AnteriorIschemicOpticNeuropathy #AION ... Ophthalmology #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... C3/C4, Other • ATN ... Pigment, Protein) • AIN ... SCVMCMed #AKI #Acute ... nephrology #causes #algorithm