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Metformin Pharmacology Summary
Mechanisms of Action:
 • Suppresses gluconeogenesis by the liver
 • Increases insulin-mediated glucose utilization
Metformin Pharmacology ... about causing lactic ... acidosis appear ... #Summary #DM2 # ... 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 ... perfusion - shock->treatments ... before beginning treatment ... • Type B1: - Diabetes
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA:
1. Serum glucose >250 mg/dL
2. Arterial pH <7.3
3. Serum bicarbonate <18 mEq/L
4. At least
DKA DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA ... gap metabolic acidosis ... their loss in the urine ... Treatment with IV ... and acidosis has
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 ... turnaround) • le urine ... #management #treatment
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
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
can result in lactic ... acidosis. ... No pharmacologic ... Delirium #PAD #ICU #CriticalCare ... #diagnosis #management
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which all carry treatment ... But we also have Lactic ... drips unless also diabetic ... #diagnosis #differential ... #criticalcare #