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Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
liver or renal injury ... cardiac output - Acute ... peritonitis - Acute ... gluconeogenesis Liver Injury ... classification
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
for alternative causes ... dechallenge • Acute ... ascites), Chronic hepatitis ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS) - Diagnostic Criteria
HRS-AKI (Acute: previously known as HRS Type 1)
 • ↑ Creatinine
Criteria HRS-AKI (Acute ... previously known as HRS Type ... structural kidney injury ... HRS-NAKI (Non-Acute ... HRSAKI #HRSNAKI #hepatology
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Weakness, cramping, nausea ... , rhabdo/crush injury ... Aldosterone, RTA Type ... only if no clear cause ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
severe alcoholic hepatitis ... , or acute liver ... Classification: ... Hepatorenal #Syndrome #Hepatology ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis
Alcoholic Hepatitis - Management Algorithm
Assess Eligibility for Treatment:
 - Maddrey Discriminant Function ≥ (or possibly MELD
Alcoholic Hepatitis ... exclude other causes ... kidney injury with ... goal of >21 kcal/kg ... Management #Algorithm #hepatology
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Pager Summary Type ... in recipient (e.g ... - Acute Hemolytic ... Transfusion Related Acute ... Lung Injury (TRALI
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
Causes of Hyperkalemia ... Acidosis B. ... injury F. ... High #Potassium #Classification ... #Causes
Differential Diagnosis: New-Onset Seizure in the Elderly

STRUCTURAL:
 • Stroke/TIA, Subdural hematoma, mass
 • Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic Brain Injury ... (TBI) - Acute ... Patients with all types ... cardiovascular causes ... seizures without EEG