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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 and ... cause 3) Labs ... show anion-gap metabolic ... Acidosis, Respiratory
High Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (HAGMA) - Differential Diagnosis - GOLDMARK

Glycols - ethylene and propylene glycol
Oxoproline
Acidosis (HAGMA ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Aspirin - salicylate toxicity ... causes lactic & ... #Acidosis #HAGMA
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Respiratory or Metabolic ... Metabolic acidosis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... : Causes of High ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Acid-Base Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acidemia (pH < 7.35)
 • Metabolic Acidosis (HCO3 < 24mmol/L) CO2
- Differential Diagnosis ... pH < 7.35) • Metabolic ... Acidosis (HCO3 ... Acidosis (pCO2 ... #Algorithm #Causes
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
Associated Lactic Acidosis ... (MALA) Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis of MALA ... LacticAcidosis #Toxicity ... #Management
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Tachypnea: Respiratory ... • Hyperpnea: Respiratory ... : • Metabolic ... acidosis • DKA
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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Abdominal pain, nausea ... acidosis (12-48 ... acidosis with both ... #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #Management #Ferrous
Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transcellular Shift:
 • Rhabdomyolysis
 • Tumor Lysis
 • Metabolic or Respiratory Acidosis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Tumor Lysis • Metabolic ... or Respiratory ... Acidosis • Insulin ... endocrinology #causes
Weaning from the Ventilator - Algorithm
Setting up for extubation success
 • Decrease demand — correct metabolic
demand — correct metabolic ... acidosis, decrease ... steroids & NMB • Respiratory ... Algorithm #Extubation #CriticalCare ... #Management
Balloon Visualization - Mechanical Ventilation Pressures - PIP, PPlat, PEEP

Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP): Dynamic pressure needed
, PEEP Peak Inspiratory ... Pause: Ventilator ... #PPlat #PEEP #CriticalCare ... #Diagnosis #Balloon ... #Pathophysiology