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Cyanide Toxicity 
Treatment:
1) Hydroxocobalamin + Cyanide = Cyanocobalamin (nontoxic) 
   or 
2) Amyl nitrite
Amyl nitrite - causes ... Cyanide #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Pathophysiology ... #Management #Treatment
Week 9 – Calcium Metabolism
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@Nrtaylor101

#Diagnosis #Management #Hypercalcemia #Differential #Causes
Week 9 – Calcium Metabolism ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Hypercalcemia #Differential ... #Causes
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Pregnancy (AFLP) Pathophysiology ... free fatty acid metabolism ... = nonspecific (nausea ... infiltration) Differential ... Liver #Pregnancy #hepatology
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
Acidosis (MALA) Pathophysiology ... use in cellular metabolism ... via anaerobic metabolism ... LacticAcidosis #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Causes of Neutrophilia ... Neutrophils - Differential ... Emotional stimuli • Metabolic ... #Neutrophils #Differential ... #Hematology
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Heart Failure - Pathophysiology ... and Differential ... Hyperthyroidism - Increased Metabolism ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology #causes
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
 •
Transaminitis - Differential ... Shock liver • Metabolic ... Transaminases #hepatitis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Diagnosis and Management ... no respiratory cause ... show anion-gap metabolic ... Labs: Anion-Gap Metabolic ... Aspirin #Toxicity #Toxicology
Causes of Aplastic Anemia

#Aplastic #Anemia #Causes #Pathophysiology #Pathology #Treatment #Management #Differential
Causes of Aplastic ... Aplastic #Anemia #Causes ... #Pathophysiology ... Pathology #Treatment #Management ... #Differential
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Approach to Anemia - Differential ... Disorder • RBC Metabolism ... Classification #Approach #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology