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

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
High Anion Gap Metabolic ... during hypoxic metabolism ... Aspirin - salicylate ... toxicity causes ... #Anion #Gap #Metabolic
Salicylate metabolism.
#Pathophysiology #Metabolism #Toxicology #Salicylate #Aspirin
Salicylate metabolism ... #Pathophysiology ... #Metabolism #Toxicology ... #Salicylate #Aspirin
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Respiratory or Metabolic ... Respiratory or Metabolic ... Acidosis ↑ ↑ Metabolic ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... M Methanol A Aspirin
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
no respiratory cause ... show anion-gap metabolic ... Labs: Anion-Gap Metabolic ... #Salicylate #Aspirin ... #Toxicity #Toxicology
Serotonin Syndrome Drug Precipitants and Pharmacology
↑ Serotonin Formation: Tryptophan, Oxitriptan
↑ Serotonin Release: Amphetamines, Cocaine, Mirtazapine
↑ Serotonin
Serotonin Syndrome ... Precipitants and Pharmacology ... Lithium ↓ Serotonin Metabolism ... #Pharmacology # ... medications #causes
Clozapine Toxicology
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic most often reserved for use in patients who have treatment-resistant
Clozapine Toxicology ... following first-pass metabolism ... - Metabolism - ... Clozapine is known to cause ... Toxicity #Diagnosis #Pharmacology
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue ... Insufficiency Metabolic ... Myasthenia Gravis Pharmacologic ... Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Schematic representation of the major sources of ammonia production and its excretory pathway (GI = gastrointestinal,
although hepatic causes ... namely, the many causes ... and decreased metabolism ... rare): - Reye syndrome ... deficiency #Ammonia #Pathophysiology
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused ... from hormonal and metabolic ... changes and may cause ... are the leading cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Propofol-Related Infusion Syndrome (PRIS)

Diagnosis is based on a constellation of clinical suspicion and biochemical signs including:
Propofol-Related Infusion Syndrome ... Hyperlactatemia • Metabolic ... Related #Infusion #Syndrome ... Diagnosis #Management #Pharmacology ... #Toxicity #Toxicology