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High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... (HAGMA) - Differential ... ketoacidosis Renal ... acids in advanced renal ... failure Ketoacidosis
GOLDMARK - Mnemonic for Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
G - Glycols
O - Oxoproline
L - L-Lactate
D - D-Lactate
M
Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... - Aspirin R - Renal ... Failure K - Ketoacidosis ... AnionGap #Metabolic #Acidosis ... #diagnosis #differential
Lactic Acidosis Classification - Type A vs Type B
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Sepsis, Ischemic bowel, Hemorrhagic
Lactic Acidosis ... Type A Lactic Acidosis ... bowel (D-lactate), Renal ... failure, Metformin ... TypeB #diagnosis #differential
Hyperuricemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary - Over-production
     • Increased turnover of nucleotides
Primary
• Diabetic acidosis ... - Renal ... • Chronic renal ... failure • ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Hyperkalemia: Diagnostic algorithm
Decreased renal potassium excretion
 • Acute renal failure
 • Chronic renal failure
 • Drugs
Increased
algorithm Decreased renal ... excretion • Acute renal ... renal failure ... high: • Post-renal ... nephrology #potassium #differential
Breast Discharge - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
High Prolactin + Normal TSH
 • Microprolactinoma
 • Steroid Hormone Intake
Intake • Chronic Renal ... Failure • Stress ... Production • Renal ... Cancer or Failure ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Endocrinology
Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA) 
Type 1 - Failure of secretion
Type 2 - Bicarbonate wasting
Type 4 -
Renal Tubular Acidosis ... RTA) Type 1 - Failure ... salt diet #Renal ... #Tubular #Acidosis
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
Evaluation and Differential ... Ketoacidosis, Renal ... Failure, Toxic ... loss of bicarb, Renal ... GI loss of H+, Renal
Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transcellular Shift:
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 • Tumor Lysis
 • Metabolic or Respiratory Acidosis
Hyperphosphatemia - Differential ... or Respiratory Acidosis ... PO4 < 20%: • Renal ... Context of Impaired Renal ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #endocrinology
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ADH Independent:
 • Tea and Toast Syndrome, Beer Potomania - Low solute
Hyponatremia - Differential ... • Renal Failure ... Hypovolemic - GI losses, renal ... Hypothyroidism, adrenal ... #Hyponatremia #Differential