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Lactic Acidosis Classification - Type A vs Type B
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Sepsis, Ischemic bowel, Hemorrhagic
Classification - ... bowel, Hemorrhagic shock ... Type B Lactic Acidosis ... #Classification ... diagnosis #differential
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Diagnosis Poor ... excess - Renal tubular ... acidosis (Types ... Catecholamines - Alkalosis ... Potassium #Table #Classification
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... diarrhea, Kidney tubular ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Lactic Acidosis - Classification and Differential Diagnosis
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Inadequate Oxygen Delivery
 • Anaerobic muscular
- Classification ... and Differential ... Diagnosis Type ... hypoperfusion, Shock ... Diagnosis #TypeA
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Urinary Chloride Algorithm ... high in kidney tubular ... Chloride #urine #Algorithm ... #nephrology #differential ... #diagnosis
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
• poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
• Medication 
• Hypomagnesemia 
•
Diagnosis Algorithm ... anions • Renal tubular ... acidosis • Gitelman's ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Classification
Metabolic Acidosis with Anion Gap - KILU Mnemonic

K - Ketoacidosis
	• DKA
		- With normal glucose, ask if
Metabolic Acidosis ... salicylates (+ resp alkalosis ... - Lactate • Type ... hypoxia (e.g. shock ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... hypokalemia • Renal tubular ... acidosis (type ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential ... Diagnosis The ... #Elevation #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes ... classification
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis: Differential Diagnosis
ECF volume contracted: urine chloride concentration <20 meq/L
 • Gastric alkalosis:
: Differential Diagnosis ... chronic respiratory acidosis ... syndrome (11-ß HSD type ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Causes