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Lactic Acidosis Classification - Type A vs Type B
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Sepsis, Ischemic bowel, Hemorrhagic
Lactic Acidosis ... Classification - ... Acidosis: Sepsis ... failure, Metformin, HIV ... #Classification
Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) 
Type 1 - Failure of secretion
Type 2 - Bicarbonate wasting
Type 4 -
Renal Tubular Acidosis ... (RTA) Type 1 ... Renal #Tubular #Acidosis ... #RTA #types #classification ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Types of hypersensitivity reactions

Type I - lgE-Mediated, Within I Hour (Anaphylaxis)
Type II - IgG or IgM
reactions Type ... (Anaphylaxis) Type ... IV T-Cell-Mediated ... hypersensitivity #reactions ... #Types #Classification
Hypersensitivity: Summary
Type I Hypersensitivity:
 • Immunological Mediator: lgE
 • Immunological Target: Allergen Molecules
 • Ex: Antibiotic
Penicillin-induced drug reaction ... IV Hypersensitivity ... Dermatitis (ie. reaction ... Allergy #Allergic #Reactions ... #Types #Classification
Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) Diagnosis and Management
 • Distal (type 1) RTA
 • Proximal (type 2)
Renal Tubular Acidosis ... Hyperkalemic (type ... Renal #Tubular #Acidosis ... Diagnosis #Management #nephrology ... #table
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... reactions. ... Acute transfusion reaction ... hypersensitivity #reactions ... #table #classification
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Renal tubular acidosis ... (Types 1 and 2, ... but not type 4) ... Low #Potassium #Table ... #Classification
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Hypersensitivity Types ... IV - T cells - ... #Classification ... Allergy #Diagnosis #Reactions ... #Table
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
 •
Jaundice/Hemolytic reactions ... - Transfusion reaction ... - Metabolic acidosis ... Failure • SLE • Type ... potassium #high #nephrology
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Proximal RTA (type ... (classic) RTA (type ... nephron dysfunction (type ... Calcineurin inhibitors IV ... diagnosis #causes #nephrology