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Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
presentations and disease states ... liver or renal injury ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... or diagnostic tests ... perfusion - Cardiac arrest
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Stages: 1. ... or spinal cord injury ... following cardiac arrest ... #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Dyspnea at rest ... severe with any type ... Traumatic brain injury ... nervous system injury ... depressed mental status
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
, rhabdo/crush injury ... Aldosterone, RTA Type ... Cortisol+ACTH stim test ... only if no clear cause ... Optimize volume status
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
, POSTERIOR KNEE ... DISLOCATION: ~25% cases ... (25%) TEST FOR: ... consult for these types ... #msk #clinical
ZERO POINT SURVEY (ZPS) - STEPUP Mnemonic

Dubbed the ‘Zero Point Survey’ (ZPS), so called because first
resuscitation case ... assessment and management ... Breathe, Talk, See, Focus ... #CriticalCare # ... Arrest #Preshospital
Pectoralis Major Rupture Injury during Bench Press Exercise
CLINICAL: a rare injury patterns with typical sudden "tear/pop"
Major Rupture Injury ... immobilization, rest ... Inferior to operative management ... majority of these cases ... clinical #video #msk