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Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis - Impaired Excretion vs Redistribution

Impaired Urinary Excretion 
 - Renal failure
 -
Hyperkalemia - Differential ... Rhabdomyolysis Medications ... deficiency - Acidosis ... - Exercise - Hyperkalemic ... #Differential #
Lactic Acidosis Classification - Type A vs Type B
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Sepsis, Ischemic bowel, Hemorrhagic
Lactic Acidosis ... Classification - ... Short bowel (D-lactate ... #Classification ... TypeB #diagnosis #differential
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
• poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
• Medication 
• Hypomagnesemia 
•
Hypokalemia Differential ... Renal loss • Medication ... Renal tubular acidosis ... #Differential # ... Algorithm #Causes #Classification
Lactated Ringers (LR) vs Normal Saline (NS) - Comparison

Composition of LR:
 • Sodium 130 mEq/L
 •
Lactated Ringers ... Saline (NS) - Comparison ... gap metabolic acidosis ... Is Dangerous in Hyperkalemia ... Normal #Saline #NS #comparison
Considerations for Crystalloids - 0.9% NS vs LR vs Plasma-Lyte
 - Causes hyperkalemia?
 - Safe to
patients with hyperkalemia ... Causes lactic acidosis ... - Serum lactate ... with a metabolic acidosis ... #indications #comparison
Lactic Acidosis - Classification and Differential Diagnosis
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Inadequate Oxygen Delivery
 • Anaerobic muscular
- Classification ... and Differential ... #Classification ... #Differential # ... #TypeA #TypeB #lactate
Types of Urinary Incontinence
 - Stress Incontinence - The urethral sphincter is weakened so that transient
Types of Urinary Incontinence ... - Stress Incontinence ... Secondary to Medications ... #Types #Classification ... Causes #diagnosis #differential
Lactic Acidosis - Overview and Pathophysiology
Lactic acid is an endogenous substrate for gluconeogenesis, that is constantly
Lactic Acidosis ... Lactate is the conjugate ... as an arterial lactate ... #types #differential ... pathophysiology #classification
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Renal tubular acidosis ... DrEricStrong #Hypokalemia ... #Differential # ... Potassium #Table #Classification
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Elevation, Lactic Acidosis ... - Differential ... - HIV/HAART medications ... #Elevation #Differential ... #typea #typeb #classification