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Lactic Acidosis - Classification and Differential Diagnosis
Type A Lactic Acidosis: Inadequate Oxygen Delivery
 • Anaerobic muscular
Lactic Acidosis ... Cardiac arrest, Regional ... delivery: Hypoxemia, Anemia ... Type B Lactic Acidosis ... Pancreatitis, Renal
Metabolic and Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis - Diagnostic Algorithm

Anion gap - MUDPILES: 
 - Methanol (formic
and Respiratory Acidosis ... formic acid) - Uremia ... tablets or INH - Lactic ... Addison disease - Renal ... tubular acidosis
Approach to Acid Base Disorders - Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis
1) Start with the Anion Gap (AG).
2)
delta/delta) to see ... : Lactic Acidosis ... Ketoacidosis, Renal ... GI loss of H+, Renal ... Disorders #Evaluation #workup
SLICC SLE Diagnostic Criteria - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical and Immunologic Criteria

CLINICAL CRITERIA
 - ACUTE CUTANEOUS LUPUS
SLICC SLE Diagnostic ... - SEROSITIS - RENAL ... NEUROLOGIC - HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA ... absence of hemolytic anemia ... #Rheumatology #SLE
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis ... Shock, Severe Anemia ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... DKA, Alcoholic lactic ... @nickmmark #Lactic
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia ... Transcellular Shift: • Lactic ... acidosis, DKA ... CKD Increased Renal ... Diagnosis #Framework #Workup
Causes of Anemia with Normal Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Decreased WBCs
 - Decreased/NormaI
Causes of Anemia ... RA, SLE, PRV, Chronic ... Reticulocytosis • Renal ... #Normocytic #Anemia ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactate Elevation, Lactic ... Acidosis - Differential ... again we might see ... Acidosis: Hypoxic ... 30mmHg) - Severe anemia
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
Features of Systemic Lupus ... (SLE) General: ... Abdominal pain (20%) Renal ... ) Blood (75%): Anemia ... #SLE #systemic
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia ... usually IgG) (e.g. lupus ... - Drugs (Beta lactam ... differential #diagnosis #hematology ... #anemia