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Lactic Acidosis - Overview and Pathophysiology
Lactic acid is an endogenous substrate for gluconeogenesis, that is constantly
PLUS a pH < 7.35 TYPE ... Increased O2 Demand TYPE ... Clearance • Other TYPE ... #Acidosis #types ... #differential #
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
are listed as Type ... Elevation Type ... Nonhypoxic • Type ... - Alcohol • Type ... #typea #typeb #
Causes, classification and compensatory responses to shock.

Shock can be caused by any pathological process that leads
Causes, classification ... vasodilatation, myocardial dysfunction ... CriticalCare #Shock #Differential ... #Causes #Types ... #Classification
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
Clinical diagnosis Cognitive ... diagnostic workup What type ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... MNCD #Dementia #Differential ... #Subtypes #Classification
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... END-ORGAN DYSFUNCTION ... - Most common type ... #types #diagnosis ... #criticalcare #differential
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Acidosis: • Lactic ... Proximal RTA (type ... (classic) RTA (type ... distal nephron dysfunction ... (type 4 RTA)
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... protein receptor type ... activin A receptor type ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Causes
Factors that May Affect Fetal Oxygenation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Excessive Uterine Activity:
 • Hyperstimulation
 • Placental
Oxygenation - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Uteroplacental Dysfunction ... Vasculopathy (SLE, Type ... #Causes #Obstetrics
24 Cognitive Biases Stuffing Up Your Thinking

anchoring,
sunk cost fallacy, 
availability heuristic, 
curse of knowledge, 
confirmation bias,
24 Cognitive Biases ... declinism, framing ... Metacognition #Cognitive ... #Biases #Types ... #Causes #Differential
Common Cognitive Biases 

Confirmation bias - 
To look for or to interpret evidence to support 
prior
Common Cognitive ... Framing effect ... Metacognition #Cognitive ... #Biases #Types ... #Causes #Differential