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Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... - Cocaine - Cyanide ... #causes #typea
Cyanide Toxicity 
Treatment:
1) Hydroxocobalamin + Cyanide = Cyanocobalamin (nontoxic) 
   or 
2) Amyl nitrite
Cyanide Toxicity ... Treatment: 1 ... Hydroxocobalamin + Cyanide ... Amyl nitrite - causes ... Pathophysiology #Management #Treatment
Schema for documenting a type 1 MI, type 2 MI, or non-MI troponin elevation based on
documenting a type ... 1 MI, type 2 MI ... elevation based on clinical ... and underlying causes ... #Type2 #TypeI #
Wellen's Syndrome 
Type A - Biphasic T wave 
Type B - Deeply inverted T wave
Wellen's Syndrome Type ... Biphasic T wave Type ... specific for a critical ... #Types #Cardiology ... Electrocardiogram #Diagnosis
There are two patterns of T-wave abnormality in Wellens’ syndrome:
-Type A = Biphasic, with initial positivity
negativity (25% of cases ... ) -Type B = Deeply ... inverted (75% of cases ... ) #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #TypeB
Lactic Acidosis - Classification and Differential Diagnosis
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Inadequate Oxygen Delivery
 • Anaerobic muscular
and Differential Diagnosis ... Type A Lactic Acidosis ... Carbon monoxide, Cyanide ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #TypeA #TypeB #
Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
pearls of various types ... CAH #algorithm #causes ... CongenitalAdrenalHyperplasia #diagnosis ... #comparison #treatment
Type A Aortid Dissection - Suprasternal View

Type A Aortic Dissection (TAD), present on this suprasternal view
Type A Aortid Dissection ... Suprasternal View Type ... supports PE or other causes ... #TypeA #Aortic # ... Aorta #POCUS #SSN #Clinical
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
Acidosis (RTA) Type ... much easier to diagnosis ... ThePeanutKidney #RTA #Type1 ... #Distal #Diagnosis ... Management #Nephrology #Causes
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
blood (most common type ... the most common type ... use oxygen (e.g. cyanide ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #pathophysiology