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Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... 3) Labs show anion-gap ... ingestion/exposure Symptoms ... , Shock Labs: Anion-Gap ... Toxicity #Toxicology #diagnosis
Stages of Iron Toxicity

Iron overdose can cause an anion gap metabolic acidosis. Severe cases can lead
overdose can cause an anion ... gap metabolic acidosis ... Recovery from GI symptoms ... gap) • Dehydration ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Diagnosis
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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post-ingestion) - Symptom ... post-ingestion) - Anion ... gap metabolic acidosis ... Toxicity #Toxicology #Diagnosis
Unmeasured Anions Associated with an Elevated Anion Gap and Metabolic Acidosis

#Unmeasured #Anions #Gap #Metabolic #Acidosis #Diagnosis
Unmeasured Anions ... with an Elevated Anion ... Gap and Metabolic ... #Gap #Metabolic ... #Acidosis #Diagnosis
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis - Gap and Non-Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Elevated Anion Gap
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Elevated Anion ... Gap > 12 (Gain ... H+) • Normal Anion ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Low Anion Gap - Various causes and mechanisms of a Low Anion Gap
 • Hypoalbuminemia (1gm
Low Anion Gap - ... to 2.5 for the anion ... gap) • Normal ... anion gap acidosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Hypoalbuminemia and hypophosphatemia can mask an anion gap (particularly, low albumin states usually underestimate the anion
gap (particularly ... underestimate the anion ... gap). ... gap for that patient ... gap #Diagnosis
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis with Elevated Anion Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated Anion Gap > 12
Gap - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Gap > 12 (Gain ... gap for albumin ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Anion gap? ... : Anion Gap (AG ... 2 Corrected Anion ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
CAP, HCAP, HAP and VAP - Diagnosis and Treatment

HCAP & CAP – those presenting to the
CAP, HCAP, HAP and ... VAP - Diagnosis ... with pneumonia HAP ... #HCAP #HAP #VAP ... Acquired #Community #Diagnosis