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Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Diagnosis The ... What we should be ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Cardiogenic & Septic Shock ... , Severe Anemia, ... Clearance: Systemic liver ... Malaria, Late Sepsis
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Areas of diagnostic ... normalised ratio; LDH, lactate ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... #Enzymes #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
Bandemia, AKI. ... , shock. ... the key to the diagnosis ... Capnocytophaga infection should ... initially with a beta-lactam-beta-lactamase
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
rash) • Heart, lung ... with leukopenia, anemia ... thrombocytopenia • Liver ... Triglycerides • ↑ Lactate ... Activation #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
CLINICAL: • Physical ... based on clinical ... • Normocytic anemia ... normal and can help differentiate ... universally used, ultrasound
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
the Journal of Clinical ... to lying down should ... deficiencies • Renal, liver ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis