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Lactic Acidosis - Classification and Differential Diagnosis
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Inadequate Oxygen Delivery
 • Anaerobic muscular
Diagnosis Type ... hypoperfusion, Shock ... Hypoxemia, Anemia Type ... #Diagnosis #TypeA ... #TypeB #lactate
Shock and Vasoactive Drugs 
1) Determine type and etiology of shock
 • Distributive: Sepsis, Anaphylaxis, Neurogenic
type and etiology ... Pericardial tamponade, Pulmonary ... pharmacology ... diagnosis #management #comparison ... #table
Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
 • Diabetic Ketoacidosis ± Hyperglycemia ± Hyperosmolar
 • Alcoholic Ketoacidosis ± Hyperglycemia
Hyperglycemia • Shock ... Ethylene glycol • Type ... B lactic acidosis ... - Drugs ( Albuterol ... Metabolic #Acidosis #differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
are listed as Type ... Nonhypoxic • Type ... - Alcohol • Type ... - Propofol • Type ... #typeb #classification
Common Vasopressors and Inotropes
Norepinephrine (NE)
 - Indication: Distributive shock (1st line for septic shock), Cardiogenic shock
: Distributive shock ... , Shock where ↑ ... be used in all types ... Vasopressors #Inotropes #comparison ... #table #pharmacology
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Framework Type ... Cardiogenic & Septic Shock ... dysfunction Type ... Utilization (VO2) • Drugs ... Thiamine & Biotin) Type
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
diagnosis or the type ... of shock remains ... severe cardiogenic shock ... #NormalValues #Differential ... #Table #Chambers
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
form of delayed-type ... malignancies, and drugs ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential