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Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity ... anion-gap metabolic acidosis ... Anion-Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... , Low Glucose, Salicylate ... #Aspirin #Toxicity
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... Aspirin - salicylate ... toxicity causes ... Gap #Metabolic #Acidosis ... GOLDMARK #mnemonic #nephrology
Metabolic and Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis - Diagnostic Algorithm

Anion gap - MUDPILES: 
 - Methanol (formic
and Respiratory Acidosis ... INH - Lactic acidosis ... oxalic acid) - Salicylates ... Renal tubular acidosis ... Recommended Text: Nephrology
AEIOU - Mnemonic of Acute Indications for Dialysis 
A - Acidosis - pH < 7.1
E -
Dialysis A - Acidosis ... Toxic Alcohols, Salicylates ... #hemodialysis #nephrology
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis with Elevated Anion Gap - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated Anion Gap > 12
Causes of Metabolic Acidosis ... secretion • AKI/CKD Salicylate ... poisoning Lactic acidosis ... MetabolicAcidosis #AnionGap #Nephrology
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
↓ ↓ Metabolic Acidosis ... For Metabolic Acidosis ... Methanol A Aspirin (salicylates ... associated hypoxia) - Salicylates ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
Indications for Emergent Hemodialysis

Indications: "AEIOU" 
 A - Acidosis ( pH < 7.1 ) 
 E
"AEIOU" A - Acidosis ... isopropyl alcohol S - Salicyclates ... Mnemonic #AEIOU #Nephrology
Causes of High-anion Gap and Non-anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis
Causes of High-anion Gap Acidosis:
 • Lactic acidosis
Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... High-anion Gap Acidosis ... : • Lactic acidosis ... glycol, Methanol, Salicylates ... diagnosis #causes #nephrology
Salicylate Poisoning - Toxicology

Acute toxicity = vomiting, tachypnea, tinnitus, diaphoresis, and lethargy. This may progress to
Salicylate Poisoning ... and metabolic acidosis ... Chronic toxicity ... occurs at lower salicylate ... Kat_Watson #Salicylate
Metabolic Alkalosis - Urinary Chloride Algorithm
Cl- responsive metabolic alkalosis
 • Kidney loss of Cl-
gap metabolic acidosis ... Kidney tubular acidosis ... gap metabolic acidosis ... • Chronic salicylate ... urine #Algorithm #nephrology