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Causes of Metabolic Acidosis - Gap and Non-Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Elevated Anion Gap
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... MetabolicAcidosis #AnionGap ... #NonGap #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Distal (classic) ... Chronic progressive kidney ... #Acidosis #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #nephrology
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
Acidosis (RTA) ... Totally scuppers the kidney's ... much easier to diagnosis ... #Nephrology #Causes ... #Differential #
Low Anion Gap - Various causes and mechanisms of a Low Anion Gap
 • Hypoalbuminemia (1gm
Normal anion gap acidosis ... paraprotein #Low #AnionGap ... #causes #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis with Elevated Anion Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated Anion Gap > 12
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis ... Elevated Anion Gap - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... MetabolicAcidosis #AnionGap ... #Nephrology #Differential
Renal Tubular Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased Serum K, Urine pH < 5.5 - Proximal RTA
Decreased
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Hypokalemic distal ... #Differential # ... #nephrology
Inherited Defects in Kidney Tubule Epithelial Cells

Renal glucosuria - Na+-dependent glucose cotransporter
Cystinuria - Amino acid transporter
Bartter
Inherited Defects in Kidney ... cotransporter in distal ... renal tubular acidosis ... #Nephrology #Diagnosis ... #Differential #
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Hypokalemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Metabolic acidosis ... : Proximal and distal ... potassium #low #nephrology
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
alkalosis • Kidney ... Cl- outside the kidneys ... urine #Algorithm #nephrology ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Metabolic Acidosis with Anion Gap - KILU Mnemonic

K - Ketoacidosis
	• DKA
		- With normal glucose, ask if
Metabolic Acidosis ... in lit), iron (pediatric ... KILU #Mnemonic #AnionGap ... #Metabolic #Acidosis ... #diagnosis #differential