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Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate ... liver or renal injury ... Causes of Lactate ... cardiac output - Acute ... peritonitis - Acute
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
Associated Lactic Acidosis ... recycles peripheral lactate ... gastrointestinal distress and acute ... kidney injury are ... presentation - Clinical
Clinical manifestations of acute liver failure 

Brain: 
Hepatic encephalopathy,  
Cerebral edema,  
Intracranial hypertension,
Clinical manifestations ... Seizures Kidney ... Coagulopathy, Lactic acidosis ... liver #failure #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

A4c view; RV enlargement & hypokinesis with apical sparing ("McConnell Sign"
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... " c/w acute right ... Diagnosis concerning ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #clinical
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... and Differential Diagnosis ... investigations depending on clinical ... context and signs ... #Kidney #Injury
This 24M presented with acute onset CP/SOB, hypoxia, HR 150s. What's the diagnosis? Treatment options? Hint:
presented with acute ... What's the diagnosis ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Echocardiogram ... #A4C #McConnells
McConnell's Sign on POCUS Echocardiogram

2 patients w/ different diagnoses.  Both demonstrate an apical 4-chamber view
on POCUS Echocardiogram ... patients w/ different diagnoses ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram ... #clinical #cardiology ... #a4c #labeled
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
and Differential Diagnosis ... hypertension and signs ... kidney injury). ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... renal bruit or signs
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
Cr 0.7 BUN 16 lactate ... LFTs normal Diagnosed ... Lactate up to 4.0 ... , with clinical ... #kidney #clinical