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Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis ... Increased O2 Demand: Stress ... Pain / Exercise, Fever ... Utilization (VO2) • Drugs ... #Acidosis #Differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Interpretation Steps ... Differentials? ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... Anxiety, pain, fever ... MDaniyalHashmi1 #AcidBase
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Differential Diagnosis ... Anxiety, psychosis, Fever ... Drugs or hormones ... syndrome, Barotrauma ... #respiratory #acidbase
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Acidosis - Differential ... circulation If drugs ... before beginning treatment ... - Compartment syndrome ... #Differential #
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Antibiotic Failure - Differential ... NMS, serotonin syndrome ... • Secondary to Treatment ... fever, Jarish Herxheimer ... thrombophlebitis), HAP, Blood stream
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Systemic Symptoms (DRESS ... Fever >38.5 2. ... Resolution > 15 days Differentials ... disease: symptomatic treatment ... #Syndrome #dermatology
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which all carry treatment ... with circulating stress ... But we also have Lactic ... for Refeeding Syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Hypokalemia
Transcellular Shifts:
 - Alkalosis, Increased plasma insulin (treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis), ß-Adrenergic agonists, Hypokalemic
plasma insulin (treatment ... Renal tubular acidosis ... Conn's, Liddle's), Drugs ... , Heat stroke, Fever ... Hypokalemia #Causes #differential
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
effects in the treatment ... • Therapeutic drug ... hypokalemia, phlebitis, fever ... #antifungals #comparison ... #table #pharmacology