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Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential ... /hypoxemia/Sepsis ... ->treatments include ... before beginning treatment ... #Elevation #Differential
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... Renal: metabolic acidosis ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #differential # ... causes #classification
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... Renal: metabolic acidosis ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #differential # ... causes #classification
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
no respiratory cause ... anion-gap metabolic acidosis ... seems like DKA, sepsis ... Pulmonary edema, Shock ... #Treatment
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
Coagulation (DIC) Overview ... history of trauma, sepsis ... dysfunction (16%) • Shock ... Treat primary cause ... #treatment #management
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... Pulse deficit/differential ... deficit • Shock ... Treatment - ED ... Dissection #diagnosis #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Syndrome (PRES) Overview ... /Shock, Autoimmune ... Reversible course Differential ... • Treatment of ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Myasthenia Gravis Overview ... life-threatening Differential ... Myasthenia Crises ... immunosuppressants - Meds ... Gravis #diagnosis #management
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Differential Diagnosis ... Pts: cardiogenic shock ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... #cardiology #treatment
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview ... TYPE IV RTA, TYPE ... renal tubular acidosis ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment ... Rheumatology #Diagnosis #Management