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Lactic Acidosis Classification - Type A vs Type B
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Sepsis, Ischemic bowel, Hemorrhagic
Lactic Acidosis ... : Liver Disease, ... Short bowel (D-lactate ... #TypeB #diagnosis ... #differential #
Lactic Acidosis - Classification and Differential Diagnosis
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Inadequate Oxygen Delivery
 • Anaerobic muscular
Diagnosis Type ... delivery: Hypoxemia, Anemia ... Type B Lactic Acidosis ... #Diagnosis #TypeA ... #TypeB #lactate
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential ... Diagnosis The ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... #Elevation #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Type ... Shock, Severe Anemia ... Clearance: Systemic liver ... #Differential #
Metabolic Acidosis with Anion Gap - KILU Mnemonic

K - Ketoacidosis
	• DKA
		- With normal glucose, ask if
Metabolic Acidosis ... • Type A = tissue ... • Type B = lymphoma ... linezolid U - Uremia ... #diagnosis #differential
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
Diagnosis Framework ... Defects, Drugs, Liver ... Defects: Sickle cell anemia ... Haptoglobin ↓ - Lactate ... #Diagnosis #hematology
Type B Lactic Acidosis
Elevated lactic acid when no systemic hypoperfusion is apparent
Causes:
 • Drugs (metformin, linezolid,
Type B Lactic Acidosis ... agonist activity • Liver ... to clear) • D-lactate ... #causes #differential ... #diagnosis
Ulcerative Blastomycosis Skin Lesion
57 asymptomatic M from Indiana nonpruritic, painless, progressive skin lesion lower back x
Lives in an old ... Diagnosis? ... Blastomycosis- 2 types ... Blastomycosis #SkinRash ... #photo
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
normalised ratio; LDH, lactate ... disease; T2DM, type ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Agglutinin Disease 3 Types ... anemia • Cold ... Hyperbilirubinemia • Elevated lactate ... younger pts) Differential ... #hematology #diagnosis