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Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
anion-gap metabolic acidosis ... , Diaphoresis, Pulmonary ... edema, Shock Labs ... Anion-Gap Metabolic Acidosis ... Resuscitation 2) Urine
Distal Renal Tubular Acidosis (RTA)  Type 1 

Totally scuppers the kidney's acidification mechanism. Will be
Renal Tubular Acidosis ... Failure to acidify urine ... Distal #Diagnosis #Management ... Nephrology #Causes #Differential ... #RenalTubular #Acidosis
“H’s & T’s“ - The reversible causes of Cardiac Arrest 
Hypovolemia, Hypoxia/Hypoxemia, Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis),
Hydrogen Ion Excess (Acidosis ... Pneumothorax, Thrombosis (Pulmonary ... #HsTs #acls #differential ... diagnosis #arrest #management
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Tachypnea - Differential ... • Metabolic acidosis ... • Hypovolemic shock ... exposures • Lactic acidosis ... Tachypnea #Hyperpnea #Differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... Step 5 - Differential ... insufficiency - Rapid saline ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... Base #Gas #VBG #differential
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... • Obstructive: Pulmonary ... Dehydration Shock ... #Differential # ... algorithm #treatment #management
Metabolic Acidosis with Anion Gap - KILU Mnemonic

K - Ketoacidosis
	• DKA
		- With normal glucose, ask if
Metabolic Acidosis ... - 10% have -ve urine ... hypoxia (e.g. shock ... AnionGap #Metabolic #Acidosis ... #diagnosis #differential
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Cold and Dry) • Puimonary ... failure from massive pulmonary ... embolism or severe pulmonary ... types #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Elevation, Lactic Acidosis ... - Differential ... excretion (e.g., urine ... output - Acute pulmonary ... #Elevation #Differential
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... of hypotension Shock ... Renal: metabolic acidosis ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #criticalcare #differential