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Folate Deficiency - Causes of Decreased Folic Acid
↓ Intake: Diet, Age, Alcohol
↑ Demand: Pregnancy, Infancy, Hemolysis,
Age, Alcohol ↑ Demand ... Deficiency #FolicAcid #differential
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Pathophysiology and Differential ... Increased CO for O2 Demand ... Pathophysiology #Differential
Hypoglycemia Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Workup:
 • Sulfonylurea Labs
 • Anti-lnsulin Ab - Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome
 •
Hypoglycemia Workup and Differential ... burden & metabolic demand ... still rise by 25+ Differential ... Hypoglycemia #Workup #Differential
Causes of Copper Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis
Hereditary: 
 - Menkes disease, familial hypoceruloplasminemia
Decreased / Inadequate Intake:
Copper Deficiency - Differential ... hyperalimentation Increased Demand ... Copper #Deficiency #Differential
Lactic Acidosis - Overview and Pathophysiology
Lactic acid is an endogenous substrate for gluconeogenesis, that is constantly
• Increased O2 Demand ... Acidosis #types #differential
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... • Increased O2 Demand ... Lactic #Acidosis #Differential
LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE.
•	Cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout the body. 
•	Oxidoreductase, enzyme of the anaerobic metabolic pathway.
•	Heart,
to fulfill the demand ... through LDH-5, have differential
Bradycardia
1) First Steps: IV, O2, Monitors, ECG, Pads on patient, Crash Cart in room. Is patient
Set pacemaker to Demand ... bradycardia #diagnosis #differential
Hypoxia and Hypoxemia - Overview
Hypoxia - insufficient oxygen delivered to tissues to meet demands
Hypoxemia - low
tissues to meet demands ... summary #pulmonary #differential
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential ... Myocyte injury • Demand ... Dehydrogenase #Elevated #differential