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Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
equate that an elevated ... teaching is that elevated ... Causes of elevated ... the offending agent ... #typea #typeb #classification
Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) and Increased Intracranial Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology
ICH Management:
1. Manage Blood Pressure
  •
Pressure (ICP) - Pathophysiology ... sedation • During ... = dilated BV = raises ... Hemorrhage #ICH #elevated ... Pressure #ICP #Pathophysiology
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
- Metabolic acidosis ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... Syncope • Signs/Symptoms ... normal/mildly elevated ... differential #diagnosis #causes
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
- Infectious Agents ... response, IgA levels elevated ... periumbilical region), nausea ... HenochScholeinPurpura #Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Immunosuppressive agents ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Neurological symptoms ... An elevated white ... the underlying cause
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
peaks between the ages ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... CSF pleocytosis, elevated ... • Infectious causes
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
during childhood ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... mineralization Symptoms ... intracranial pressure - Elevated ... Phosphatase: • Other causes
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
ingestion • B symptoms ... ) Classification ... express many of the genes ... Inflammatory marker elevated ... lymphoma #diagnosis #classification
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... Other triggering events ... Puncture: - Elevated ... than one after symptom ... the underlying pathophysiology
Bulimia Nervosa: Complications
GASTROINTESTINAL
 • Dehydration & inability to digest food -> Constipation
 • Recurrent vomiting exposes
and fatty acids elevated ... hormone levels cause ... lead to metabolic acidosis ... Complications #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms