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Lactic Acidosis - Overview and Pathophysiology
Lactic acid is an endogenous substrate for gluconeogenesis, that is constantly
Lactic Acidosis ... defined as an arterial ... Other TYPE D: Bacterial ... #types #differential ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

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#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
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#management
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Rodent-associated Bacterial ... infectiousdisease #fever #differential ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #table
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
- Differential Diagnosis ... Biotin) Type D: Bacterial ... Difficult to diagnosis ... • Bacteria ferment ... #Differential #
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... Step 5 - Differential ... Diagnosis: Causes ... syndrome, intestinal bacterial ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
administration of antimicrobials ... infections, exposure to antimicrobials ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis ... #differential #
Peritonitis - Spontaneous vs Secondary vs Peritoneal Dialysis Associated Peritonitis
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
 • Cirrhosis (high SAAG)
Peritonitis Spontaneous Bacterial ... PMN > 250 • Treatment ... albumin Secondary Bacterial ... Secondary #Peritoneal #diagnosis ... #differential #
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve 

Left Shift - decreased unloading of O2 at tissue level (i.e.  increased
- incr H+ (acidosis ... anæmia • arterial ... #Right #Shift #Differential ... #Causes #Diagnosis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential ... Diagnosis The ... before beginning treatment ... - Sepsis - Bacterial ... #Elevation #Differential
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential Diagnostic Schema
Chronic: ASCVD, Venous, Vasculitides 5% (PAN, [E]GPA, IgA, MPA)
Acute
 - Venous
Mesenteric Ischemia - Differential ... Diagnostic Schema ... pancreatitis) - Arterial ... hypovolemia), Meds/Treatments ... #Diagnosis #algorithm
Occult Causes of Non-Response to Vasopressors

vital disclaimer: the cognitive response to hypotension should not be reaching
hypotension is treatment ... non-responders: - acidosis ... cause shock #Diagnosis ... #Vasopressors #Differential