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Lactic Acidosis - Overview and Pathophysiology
Lactic acid is an endogenous substrate for gluconeogenesis, that is constantly
Lactic Acidosis ... PLUS a pH < 7.35 TYPE ... Increased O2 Demand TYPE ... Clearance • Other TYPE ... #Acidosis #types
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Lactic acidosis ... Proximal RTA (type ... (type I) B ... nephron dysfunction (type ... #diagnosis #causes
Renal tubular acidosis (RTA): refers to a group of conditions all of which cause the same
Renal tubular acidosis ... few different types ... /causes of RTA # ... Diagnosis #IM #Nephro ... #Features #Table
Types of Anion Gap Acidosis - AGAPS KIL U - Mnemonic
Ketoacidosis: Alcoholic Ketoacidosis, Starvation Ketoacidosis, Starvation
Types of Anion Gap ... Acidosis: • L-Lactic ... UnremarkableLab #AnionGap ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes
Causes of Non-Gap Metabolic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Anion Gap (<14) (Loss of Bicarbonate) -
Metabolic Acidosis ... Type II • Carbonic ... Type IV Alpha-Intercalated ... Type I #MetabolicAcidosis ... #NonGap #Nephrology
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Renal tubular acidosis ... (Types 1 and 2, ... but not type 4) ... #Classification ... #Causes
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
are listed as Type ... A Lactic Acidosis ... B Lactic Acidosis ... #causes #typea ... #typeb #classification
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
Syndrome, Mainly in Type ... Types: • Type ... arthritis) • Types ... • Type III Often ... #types #classification
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... Renin/Aldosterone, RTA ... Type IV, AI • ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
form of delayed-type ... Condition known as rat ... to have a "wood-grain ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential #diagnosis