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Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Cardiogenic & Septic ... Shock, Severe Anemia ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... Malaria, Late Sepsis ... Differential #Diagnosis #criticalcare
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
as a clinical prognostic ... /hypoxemia/Sepsis ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... circulation If ... syndrome - Sepsis
Sepsis - Diagnosis and Management
Life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection
SEPTIC SHOCK
SHOCK is a subset ... shock are identified ... Clinical construct ... Serum lactate >2 ... #QSOFA #SIRS #criticalcare
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Consider if: ... anion-gap metabolic acidosis ... seems like DKA, sepsis ... Pulmonary edema, Shock ... Alkalosis, High Lactate
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... Renal: metabolic acidosis ... Inflammatory: infectious (sepsis ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
death Common Clinical ... Renal: metabolic acidosis ... Inflammatory: infectious (sepsis ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare
Clinical Management for Three Common Causes of Shock 
HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK
 • Ensure adequate ventilation and oxygenation.
Clinical Management ... SEPTIC SHOCK • ... for hemoglobin level ... #Shock #Management ... #CriticalCare
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
failure, esp in work-up ... /management of shock ... bedside echo is never ... scenario): • Lactate ... #criticalcare
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
elevates the stress level ... hormones that work ... convert Pyruvate to Lactate ... #treatment #criticalcare ... #foamed
Myasthenic Crisis Checklist - Myasthenia Gravis

Evaluation 
 - Chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (exclude other lung
- Infectious workup ... or TSH level if ... clinically indicated ... MyastheniaGravis #Checklist #Management ... #CriticalCare