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Lactic Acidosis - Classification and Differential Diagnosis
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Inadequate Oxygen Delivery
 • Anaerobic muscular
Lactic Acidosis - Classification ... and Differential ... Diagnosis Type ... Hepatic failure, Infection ... failure, Short bowel syndrome
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Ischemia, Compartment Syndrome ... Localized soft-tissue infection ... in Short Bowel Syndrome ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis
Osmotic
 • Food/Drink: Lactose intolerance, Artificial sweeteners (e.g. sorbitol, high
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential ... Diagnosis Osmotic ... • Food/Drink: Lactose ... : • Viral: AIDS ... #classification
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... distinct daily peaks ... Brucellosis • Liver or lung ... #Diagnosis #intermittent
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 ... #differential #
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Elevated Lactate ... Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Pneumonia • Other lung ... • Toxins • Infection
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... #Infections #HIV ... #differential #
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
90% Female • Peaks ... Skin Disease Classification ... permanent alopecia Differential ... Diagnosis: • ANCA-associated ... fibromyalgia) • Infections
Causes of Chronic Diarrhea
Osmotic Diarrhea
 1. Medications: antacids, lactulose, sorbitol
 2. Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose intolerance
 3.
Disaccharidase deficiency: lactose ... Chronic infections ... AIDS-related: Viral ... Diarrhea #Causes #Differential ... #diagnosis
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
Infectious: HIV, ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... #Hyperkalemia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #High ... #Potassium #Classification