17 results
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
High Anion Gap Metabolic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Aspirin - salicylate toxicity ... @jadav_md #Anion ... #Gap #Metabolic
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity ... - Diagnosis and ... 3) Labs show anion-gap ... , Shock Labs: Anion-Gap ... #Toxicology #diagnosis
Outpatient Treatment of with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
No comorbidities or risk factors for MRSA or Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
Community-Acquired Pneumonia ... (CAP) No comorbidities ... Community #Acquired #Pneumonia ... #Antibiotics #Treatment ... Management #Guidelines #pharmacology
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 ... of infection, antibiotics ... gap greater than ... gap is variable ... gap closes and
SGLT2 Inhibitors and Euglycemic DKA

Risk factors for euglycemic DKA in those on an SGLT2i include:
 •
alcohol consumption Diagnostic ... gap > 12 • Ketones ... mmol until the anion ... gap is closed ... Euglycemic #DKA #EDKA #Toxicity
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
 - 
Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
Flutycosine - Antibiotics ... Severe cryptococcal pneumonia ... Thrombocytopenia) and Hepatic toxicity ... monitored to reduce toxicity ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
 -
described phases of toxicity ... absent in severe toxicity ... post-ingestion) - Anion ... gap metabolic acidosis ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis
Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it?  Volatile hydrocarbon, Glue or paint-sniffing, Occupational
Toluene Poisoning - Diagnosis ... lipid-soluble, Toxicity ... • Late: normal anion ... gap acidosis, ↓ ... Poisoning #Toxicology #Diagnosis
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired Pneumonia ... (CAP) - Diagnosis ... Obtain in severe CAP ... 96.1% • Empiric antibiotic ... #CAP #Diagnosis
Stages of Iron Toxicity

Iron overdose can cause an anion gap metabolic acidosis. Severe cases can lead
Stages of Iron Toxicity ... overdose can cause an anion ... gap metabolic acidosis ... gap) • Dehydration ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis