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Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Acidosis - Differential ... of lactate as a clinical ... a multitude of clinical ... Ethylene glycol - HIV ... Acidosis #Elevation #Differential
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... : - LAM: round cysts ... central dot. - LIP ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... Comparison #Table
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... = nonspecific (nausea ... infiltration) Differential ... Maternal Support - Critical ... diagnosis #management #pathophysiology
Intracardiac Septal Masses / Thickening on Echocardiogram - Differential Diagnosis - 4 separate cases:
Case 1: LV
Echocardiogram - Differential ... Cyst Ashwag ... Echocardiogram #clinical ... #a4c #comparison ... #Differential #
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... Possible DIC - Mild lactic ... heat #illness #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... Autoimmune diseases • Clinical ... the spleen or liver ... involvement Differential ... #NonHodgkins #comparison
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Arterial Thrombosis - Differential ... Hematological: - HIT ... Syndrome, Ischemic Liver ... coagulation and other causes ... Venous #Arterial #pathophysiology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary

Trauma:
 • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury
Exertional:
 •
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Infection (Viral- HIV ... Dermatomyositis) AKI - Pathophysiology ... Cast formation: ... Management #Summary #causes
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Framework and Clinical ... Manifestations Causes ... also seen • Lactic ... GFR • Acute liver ... beriberi #nutrition #pathophysiology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... blood donor • Pathophysiology ... : 2 hit mechanism ... without other cause ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison