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Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
Acute Kidney Injury ... - Classification ... cardiorenal syndrome) • Liver ... causes: sepsis, meds ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Shock Classification and Differential Diagnosis
SHOCK
 • MAP <65, SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
 •
Shock Classification ... malperfusion • Lactate ... Insufficiency, Liver ... Medications, Spinal Cord Injury ... , CVP > 12 • Pulmonary
Myocardial Injury Classification
Chronic myocardial injury: Chronic heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, CKD/ESRD
Acute nonischemic myocardial injury:
 - Primary
Classification ... non-cardiac illness: Critical ... illness, Sepsis, Pulmonary ... #Classification ... #diagnosis #cardiology
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... ACLF) Clinical Guidelines ... Coagulation Failure Infections ... Injury (DILI) ... #diagnosis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
or renal injury ... pulmonary edema ... peritonitis - Acute ... Injury: • Reduced ... #typea #typeb #classification
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Insufficiency, Liver ... Medications, Spinal Cord Injury ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... algorithm #treatment #management
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
cycle found in the liver ... gastrointestinal distress and acute ... kidney injury are ... presentation - Clinical ... #Management
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Neurologic Anomaly • Pulmonary ... Injury: • Deliberate ... Accidental* Other: • Acute ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Elevated Lactate ... - Differential Diagnosis ... RBCs, muscle, liver ... Legionnaires disease • Pulmonary ... • Toxins • Infection
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
host response to infection ... or spinal cord injury ... insufficiency, acute ... #types #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare