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Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate ... The most common causes ... - Many other causes ... Causes of elevated ... Causes of Lactate
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Isopropyl Alcohol
General concepts for toxic alcohols:
• Parent compounds (not metabolites) cause high osmolal
not metabolites) cause ... high osmolal gap ... pyruvate converts to lactate ... --> causes lactic ... Alcohol #Ingestion #ALiEM
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis with Elevated Anion Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated Anion Gap > 12
Causes of Metabolic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Salicylate poisoning Lactic ... acidosis • Shock ... #Causes
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
azithromycin Beta-lactam ... piperacillin-tazobactam Septic Shock ... only in selected cases ... Acquired #Pneumonia #CAP