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“H’s & T’s“ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
causes of Cardiac Arrest ... Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis ... ), Hypokalemia/Hyperkalemia ... #HsTs #acls #differential ... #diagnosis #arrest
H’s and T’s Mnemonic - Causes of Cardiac Arrest
H's - Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ions (acidosis), Hyperkalemia
Causes of Cardiac Arrest ... Hydrogen Ions (acidosis ... Mnemonic #Cardiac #Arrest ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #acls
Lactic Acidosis Classification - Type A vs Type B
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Sepsis, Ischemic bowel, Hemorrhagic
Lactic Acidosis ... A Lactic Acidosis ... Malignancy, Diabetes, Short ... #TypeB #diagnosis ... #differential #
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Poor ... Renal tubular acidosis ... (Types 1 and 2, ... but not type 4)
Lactic Acidosis - Classification and Differential Diagnosis
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Inadequate Oxygen Delivery
 • Anaerobic muscular
Classification and Differential ... Diagnosis Type ... hypoperfusion: Cardiac arrest ... Renal failure, Short ... #Diagnosis #TypeA
Underlying causes of PEA arrest: H’s and T’s 

Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ion (acidosis), Hypo/Hyper-kalemia, Hypothermia
Toxins, Tamponade,
causes of PEA arrest ... ’s and T’s Hypovolemia ... Hydrogen Ion (acidosis ... #HsTs #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... starts by measuring ... Renal tubular acidosis ... (type 1 of 2),
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Hypokalemia ... Proximal RTA (type ... (classic) RTA (type ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hypotension & Hypovolemia ... Anemia, Cardiac Arrest ... testing • Seen in Short ... #Differential #
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis
Distal RTA is the true Nephrogenic RTA and can be truly divided into
Renal Tubular Acidosis ... variants- the hypokalemic ... Renal #Tubular #Acidosis ... #RTA #diagnosis ... #differential