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*Most common cause of metabolic acidosis in hospitalized patients
*Most common cause of metabolic acidosis in hospitalized patients


==DDX==
==DDX by Type==
*Type A
*Type A
**Impaired tissue oxygenation
**Impaired tissue oxygenation
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***Liver disease
***Liver disease
***Metformin
***Metformin
==DDX Complete==
#Any shock state
#Seizure
#Dead gut
#Hepatic failure
#Malignancy
#Exercise
#Use of b‐agonists
#Toxicologic Causes:
##Cyanide
##Carbon Monoxide
##Metformin
##Didanosine
##Stavudine
##Zidovudine
##Linezolid
##Strychnine
##Emtriva
##Rotenone (Fish Poison
##NaAzide (Lab Workers)
##Apap (if Liver Fx)
##Phospine (rodenticide)
##NaMonofluoroacetate (Coyote Poison‐ give Etoh as antidote)
##Inh (if patient seizes)
##Hemlock
##Depakote
##Hydrogen Sulfide
##Nitroprusside (if cyanide toxic)
##Ricin & Castor Beans
##Propofol
##Sympathomimetics (cocaine, methamphetamine)
##Jequirty peas (Abrus precatorius)
##Prunus Amygdalus plants
##Crab tree apple seeds & cassava (yucca)


==Source==
==Source==
Tintinalli
*Tintinalli
*EMCrit Podcast Acid-Base


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Revision as of 19:48, 3 August 2011

Background

  • Most common cause of metabolic acidosis in hospitalized patients

DDX by Type

  • Type A
    • Impaired tissue oxygenation
      • Hypovolemia
      • Cardiac failure
      • Sepsis
      • CO poisoning
      • CN poisoning
  • Type B
    • No impaired tissue oxygenation
      • Alcoholism
        • Lactate utilization is impaired 2/2:
          • 1. Impaired hepatic gluconeogenesis
          • 2. No NAD to convert lactate to pyruvate
      • Sepsis
      • Liver disease
      • Metformin

DDX Complete

  1. Any shock state
  2. Seizure
  3. Dead gut
  4. Hepatic failure
  5. Malignancy
  6. Exercise
  7. Use of b‐agonists
  8. Toxicologic Causes:
    1. Cyanide
    2. Carbon Monoxide
    3. Metformin
    4. Didanosine
    5. Stavudine
    6. Zidovudine
    7. Linezolid
    8. Strychnine
    9. Emtriva
    10. Rotenone (Fish Poison
    11. NaAzide (Lab Workers)
    12. Apap (if Liver Fx)
    13. Phospine (rodenticide)
    14. NaMonofluoroacetate (Coyote Poison‐ give Etoh as antidote)
    15. Inh (if patient seizes)
    16. Hemlock
    17. Depakote
    18. Hydrogen Sulfide
    19. Nitroprusside (if cyanide toxic)
    20. Ricin & Castor Beans
    21. Propofol
    22. Sympathomimetics (cocaine, methamphetamine)
    23. Jequirty peas (Abrus precatorius)
    24. Prunus Amygdalus plants
    25. Crab tree apple seeds & cassava (yucca)

Source

  • Tintinalli
  • EMCrit Podcast Acid-Base