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Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate ... The most common causes ... - Many other causes ... Causes of elevated ... Causes of Lactate
Clinical Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension

1. Pulmonary arterial hypertension from pulmonary vasculopathy
Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
Heritable gene mutations
Clinical Classification ... protein receptor type ... activin A receptor type ... Hypertension #PHTN #Classification ... #Differential #Causes
Von Willebrand Disease Classification
Type 1 (Accounts for ~3/4 of cases):
 • Defect: Quantitative defect (i.e. not
Willebrand Disease Classification ... for ~3/4 of cases ... Accounts for <5% of cases ... Bleeding: Severe (Clinically ... VonWillebrand #Disease #Classification
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
Caused by splanchnic ... Diagnosis (Clinical ... Exclude other AKI causes ... Classification: ... essential in all cases
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
formerly BOOP • Type ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... eosinophilia pneumonia, Pulmonary ... Pneumonia #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Pulmonary Embolism on ECG 

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Pulmonary Embolism ... See thread for POCUS ... Pulmonary embolism ... seen in 34% of cases ... Electrocardiogram #clinical
Severe functional TR (w/o color and CW Doppler) on TTE 2D and 3D
How do we estimate
do we estimate Pulmonary ... this particular case ... TR jet in cases ... regurgitation #3D #clinical ... #cardiology #pocus
Cardiac metastasis of lung cancer (2D/3D TTE)

What is the most common type of cancer to metastasize
the most common type ... (>1/2 melanoma cases ... Cardiac #metastasis #clinical ... echocardiogram #pocus
Fusarium Infections
Acquired through:
1. Inhalation of airborne conidia > germinates > blood > disseminated
2. Trauma (implantation with
BCx+ in -40% of cases ... incubation 4 major clinical ... Refractory FUO, Sino-pulmonary ... amphotericin B for severe cases ... Depending on the type
6/02/2022 UPDATE: This assay is designed to detect non-variola orthopoxviruses, including monkeypox virus. It is not
2022-lab-advisory-CLARIFICATION-CDC_Publishes_Non-variola_Orthopoxvirus_PCR_Testing_Procedure ... should use this algorithm ... smallpox-diagnostic-algorithm-poster ... The type of specimen ... all HIGH RISK CASES