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Lactic Acidosis - Classification and Differential Diagnosis
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Inadequate Oxygen Delivery
 • Anaerobic muscular
Classification and Differential ... Diagnosis Type ... delivery: Hypoxemia, Anemia ... underlying disease: Diabetic ... failure, Short bowel syndrome
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
- Differential Diagnosis ... Shock, Severe Anemia ... Utilization (VO2) • Drugs ... Leukemia/Lymphoma), Diabetes ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare
Hypocalcemia - Diagnosis and Management
PTH Independent (↑ PTH)
 • LOW VIT D
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and Management ... - Metabolism: Drugs ... Transfusions - Medications ... #Management #endocrinology ... #differential #
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
- Antithyroid medications ... propylthiouracil) - β-lactam ... Treatment: ... oncology #hematology #diagnosis ... #management
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Failure, Toxins/Medications ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #management
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Acidosis - Differential ... - Compartment syndrome ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia ... • Type B1: - Diabetes ... - HIV/HAART medications
Causes of Hypokalemia
Transcellular Shifts:
 - Alkalosis, Increased plasma insulin (treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis), ß-Adrenergic agonists, Hypokalemic
plasma insulin (treatment ... of diabetic ketoacidosis ... Conn's, Liddle's), Drugs ... Hypokalemia #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Reversible course Differential ... Electrolyte abnormality, Medication ... /Drug toxicity, ... epilepticus Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
Differential Diagnosis ... pachydermoperiostosis, drugs ... Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome ... #Management #Endocrinology ... #Treatment #Pathophysiology
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
But we also have Lactic ... for Refeeding Syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #treatment #criticalcare