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Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
) — seen in chronic ... • Diabetic ketoacidosis ... (DKA) - caused ... #diagnosis #management ... #endocrinology
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
adding ~0.05 to pH ... , or acute on chronic ... Differential Diagnosis ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup ... Diagnosis #acidosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Diagnosis: Causes ... Ketoacidosis (starvation, diabetic ... Interpretation #Diagnosis ... bloodgas #Acid #Base
Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Urinary Chloride
 • Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
Diagnosis Algorithm ... : Chronic diarrhea ... : Diabetic ketoacidosis ... • Normal acid-base ... #causes #urinary
Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hyperparathyroidism • Diabetic ... acidosis - Renal ... #endocrinology ... #causes
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... - Differential ... monoxide poisoning, DKA ... : Metabolic acidosis ... #Causes #Differential
Lactic Acidosis - Overview and Pathophysiology
Lactic acid is an endogenous substrate for gluconeogenesis, that is constantly
the conjugate base ... why LR does not cause ... mmol/L PLUS a pH ... #types #differential ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
- Differential Diagnosis ... Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2 ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... Leukemia/Lymphoma), Diabetes ... Mellitus +/- DKA
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Diabetic ketoacidosis ... poisoning Normal acid-base ... the indicated causes ... Algorithm #nephrology #differential ... #diagnosis
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

PseudoHyperkalemia:
 • Lab error
 • Traumatic venipuncture
 • Hemolysis, thrombocytosis, leukocytosis
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Hyperkalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... (Uncontrolled diabetes ... - Metabolic acidosis ... #diagnosis #causes