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Lactic Acidosis - Classification and Differential Diagnosis
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Inadequate Oxygen Delivery
 • Anaerobic muscular
- Classification ... and Differential Diagnosis ... with underlying disease ... failure, Short bowel syndrome ... #TypeA #TypeB #lactate
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's ... Differential Diaqnoses ... Complications: MAS ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
- Differential Diagnosis ... presentations and disease ... output - Acute pulmonary ... - Compartment syndrome ... #typea #typeb #classification
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... , Severe Valve Disease ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... algorithm #treatment #management
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Diagnostic Framework ... • Mechanical Trauma ... ) - HELLP syndrome ... Hemolytic uremic syndrome ... - Drugs (Beta lactam
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Macrophage Activation Syndrome ... arthritis (sJIA) • Adult-onset ... Still disease ... Triglycerides • ↑ Lactate ... #Diagnosis #Management
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Elevated Lactate ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Pulmonary infarction ... Demand ischemia • Trauma ... #LDH #Lactate
Type 2 Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Lifestyle  Modifications (Diet and Exercise) -> Start
Diabetes - Screening, Diagnosis ... ≤ 7.0 % - Most adults ... Endocrinopathies (Cushing Syndrome ... PCOS), Pancreatic Disease ... algorithm #DM2 #DMII #Classification
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Lady Windermere Syndrome ... : • Syndrome of ... Growers (Runyon Classification ... Growers (Runyon Classification ... other RGM • Plastic
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
be initiated in adults ... Inpatient Pneumonia: β-Lactam ... Inpatient Pneumonia: β-Lactam ... macrolide or β-lactam ... #Pulmonary #Community