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Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
Associated Lactic Acidosis ... (MALA) Pathophysiology ... acidosis including ... LacticAcidosis #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Colchicine Toxicity 
Naturally-occurring plant alkaloid [Autumn Crocus and Glory Lilly]
2-24 hrs 
 • Severe GI distress
Renal failure • Metabolic ... acidosis • ARDS ... Colchicine #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Symptoms #Signs
Refeeding Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Patients at Risk of Refeeding Syndrome:
 - Little or no nutritional
• Incr Glucose Metabolism ... - Metabolic ... Acidosis • Shift ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #symptoms #signs
Propofol-Related Infusion Syndrome (PRIS)

Diagnosis is based on a constellation of clinical suspicion and biochemical signs including:
and biochemical signs ... Hyperlactatemia • Metabolic ... acidosis • Rhabdomyolysis ... PRIS #Diagnosis #Management ... Pharmacology #Toxicity #Toxicology
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
show anion-gap metabolic ... acidosis 4) Presentation ... Labs: Anion-Gap Metabolic ... Acidosis, Respiratory ... Aspirin #Toxicity #Toxicology
Clinical manifestations of acute liver failure 

Brain: 
Hepatic encephalopathy,  
Cerebral edema,  
Intracranial hypertension,
Hepatorenal syndrome ... Hepatoadrenal syndrome ... Liver: Loss of metabolic ... Coagulopathy, Lactic acidosis ... liver #failure #Signs
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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acidosis (12-48 ... - Anion gap metabolic ... acidosis with both ... Poisoning #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Management of Serotonin Syndrome
Identify and stop all serotoninergic medications
 • Avoid inadvertent Rx of serotoninergic meds
Management of Serotonin ... Syndrome Identify ... normalize vital signs ... #Management #treatment ... #toxicology
Ketosis Disorders
Ketone bodies are a normal metabolic energy source. Excessive unregulated production of ketones, often accompanied
bodies are a normal metabolic ... by an anion gap acidosis ... fatty acid (FA) metabolism ... of re-feeding syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #management
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Excessive vomiting - Metabolic ... - Gitelman SIGNS ... increase may cause metabolic ... acidosis - Cl ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Pathophysiology