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Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
listed as Type ... uptake by cells as ... use of lactate as ... output - Acute pulmonary ... can act as source
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... Generalized fatigue - ALS ... acute respiratory failure ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Management Summary ... possibly renal failure ... Features: • Many ... mediators such as ... anterior/posterior MSK
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... to respiratory failure ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
severe RV dilation and ... This case illustrates ... challenges that can ... clinical #cardiology #s4c ... #pocus
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)

Here's the bedside Echo of an 8-week-old boy who presented to
respiratory failure ... (This causes ↑ strain ... through a small ASD—keeping ... Venous #Return #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #Clinical #A4C
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... also embolize: ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
- Renal Failure ... only if no clear cause ... Terbutaline 7 µg/kg SC ... Give albuterol as ... - IVF as
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart Failure ... with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
agents, Renal failure ... edema visualized as ... Reversible course Differential ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology