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Metformin Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action:
 • Suppresses gluconeogenesis by the liver
 • Increases insulin-mediated glucose utilization
Metformin Pharmacology ... agent • Does not cause ... about causing lactic ... acidosis appear ... diabetes #endocrinology
How Do I Approach the Patient with High Lactate? - Differential Diagnosis for Lactic Acidosis

#Lactic #LacticAcidosis
- Differential Diagnosis ... for Lactic Acidosis ... #Differential #Table ... #Diagnosis #CriticalCare ... #Causes
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2 ... Leukemia/Lymphoma), Diabetes ... #Diagnosis #criticalcare
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
Diabetic ketoacidosis ... ketoacidosis • D-lactic ... Urine chloride is ... the indicated causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Diagnosis The ... excretion (e.g., urine ... of lactate as a clinical ... a multitude of clinical ... • Type B1: - Diabetes
5-Oxoprolinuria
What is it:
 • Aka pyroglutamic acidosis, Intermediate in γ-glutamyl cycle
 • Amino acid transport and
Aka pyroglutamic acidosis ... impairment • Type 2 diabetes ... undetectable • Lactic ... high index of clinical ... turnaround) • le urine
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
will vary with clinical ... can result in lactic ... acidosis. ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis ... transfusions), ↓insulin (DM ... lysis) ± Urine ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
status and low urine ... the determined cause ... cardiology #treatment #table ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #pharmacology
Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (AGMA) Differential Diagnosis - MUDPILES and GOLDMARK

M - Methanol
U - Uremia
D -
- Uremia D - Diabetic ... INH, Iron L - Lactic ... Ketoacidosis (diabetic ... and is usually clinically ... also emerged as causes