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High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
Acidosis (HAGMA ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Ketoacidosis - diabetic ... #Acidosis #HAGMA ... GOLDMARK #mnemonic #nephrology
Metabolic and Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis - Diagnostic Algorithm

Anion gap - MUDPILES: 
 - Methanol (formic
Metabolic and Respiratory ... - Diagnostic Algorithm ... - Uremia - Diabetic ... Addison disease - Renal ... Recommended Text: Nephrology
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Extra-renal ... acidosis: Gl tract ... Algorithm #causes #potassium ... #low #nephrology
Renal Tubular Disorders

 • Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (Type 1)
 • Proximal Renal Tubular Acidosis (Type
Tubular Acidosis ... Tubular Acidosis ... Tubular Acidosis ... #Types #pathophysiology ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Ketoacidosis: Diabetic ... Renal acidosis ... Potassium-sparing ... #diagnosis #causes ... #nephrology
Comparison of Pathologic Breathing Patterns
Biot's respiration aka ataxic respiration:
 - Periodic breathing: hyperpnea (or normopnea) and
Comparison of Pathologic ... breathing: - Metabolic ... acidosis (Diabetes ... Respiratory #pulmonary #diagnosis ... #comparison #biots
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic ... • Acute renal ... • Drugs • Diabetic ... #Hyperkalemia #Diagnosis ... #algorithm #nephrology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Metabolic acidosis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Ketoacidosis (starvation, diabetic ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... #Summary #Nephrology
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
acidosis • Diabetic ... acidosis due to ... of sodium and potassium ... urine #Algorithm #nephrology ... #differential #diagnosis
Renal tubular acidosis (RTA): refers to a group of conditions all of which cause the same
Renal tubular acidosis ... end result: a metabolic ... acidosis that has ... causes of RTA #Diagnosis ... Features #Table #Comparison