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Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
no respiratory cause ... Pulmonary edema, Shock ... Aspirin #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #diagnosis #management ... #Treatment
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
glucose by the liver ... contribution of liver ... - Compartment syndrome ... mellitus/DKA - Liver ... gluconeogenesis Liver
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
Syndrome (STSS) ... GAS in 30% of cases ... (2+): kidneys, liver ... #treatment #management ... #diagnosis
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Diagnosis Framework ... Insufficiency, Liver ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... Treatment Goals ... #management
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Renal: metabolic acidosis ... AI, thyroid dz liver ... Classification #diagnosis ... #management #Overview ... #differential #causes
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Renal: metabolic acidosis ... AI, thyroid dz liver ... Classification #diagnosis ... #management #Overview ... #differential #causes
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Diagnosis of ... heart failure, liver ... heart failure, liver ... heart failure, liver ... heart failure, liver
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
the setting of liver ... lung disease Caused ... • Underlying liver ... hypertension • Liver ... #diagnosis #management
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis ... Hyponatremia is usually caused ... demyelination syndrome ... include vaptans (HF/liver ... #Treatment #management
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
stores in the liver ... beta-oxidation in the liver ... for Refeeding Syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management