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TYPE I & TYPE II ERRORS 

SENSITIVITY & SPECIFICITY = SNOUT & SPIN 
Sensitive Tests that
TYPE I & TYPE II ... & SPECIFICITY = ... /ambcarerx #TypeI ... #TypeII #Type1 ... #Type2 #Errors #
Differential Diagnosis of Elevated Serum Lactate 

#Diagnosis #Lactic #Acidosis #LacticAcidosis #TypeA #TypeB #Types #Differential #Ddxof #Causes
#Diagnosis #Lactic ... LacticAcidosis #TypeA ... #TypeB #Types # ... Differential #Ddxof #Causes
Lactic Acidosis - Classification and Differential Diagnosis
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Inadequate Oxygen Delivery
 • Anaerobic muscular
Differential Diagnosis Type ... Hypoxemia, Anemia Type ... Associated with inborn errors ... Differential #Diagnosis #TypeA ... #TypeB #lactate
Type B Lactic Acidosis
Elevated lactic acid when no systemic hypoperfusion is apparent
Causes:
 • Drugs (metformin, linezolid,
Type B Lactic Acidosis ... hypoperfusion is apparent Causes ... myopathies & inborn errors ... Thiamine deficiency #TypeB ... #causes #differential
Lactic Acidosis - Overview and Pathophysiology
Lactic acid is an endogenous substrate for gluconeogenesis, that is constantly
why LR does not cause ... PLUS a pH < 7.35 TYPE ... Increased O2 Demand TYPE ... Clearance • Other TYPE ... #Acidosis #types
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 #
Types of Anion Gap Acidosis - AGAPS KIL U - Mnemonic
Ketoacidosis: Alcoholic Ketoacidosis, Starvation Ketoacidosis, Starvation
Types of Anion Gap ... Acetaminophen, Iron, INH Lactic ... Acidosis: • L-Lactic ... Medication induced • D-Lactic ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis ... Diagnosis Framework Type ... dysfunction Type ... dysfunction, Inborn Errors ... Thiamine & Biotin) Type
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Causes of High-anion ... Acidosis: • Lactic ... Proximal RTA (type ... (classic) RTA (type ... nephron dysfunction (type
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
Epidemiology and Biostatistics ... Specificity (rule ... measurements Type ... when it’s true Type ... but not on the causal