Lactic acidosis: Difference between revisions

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Most common cause of metabolic acidosis in hospitalized patients

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 == Background ==
-* Most common cause of metabolic acidosis in hospitalized patients
+Most common cause of metabolic acidosis in hospitalized patients
-* Type A
-** Impaired tissue oxygenation
-*** Hypovolemia
-*** Cardiac failure
-*** Sepsis
-*** CO poisoning
-*** CN poisoning
+==DDX==
-* Type B
+# Type A
-** No impaired tissue oxygenation
+## Impaired tissue oxygenation
-*** Alcoholism
+### Hypovolemia
-**** Lactate utilization is impaired 2/2 impaired hepatic gluconeogenesis
+### Cardiac failure
-*** Liver disease
+### Sepsis
-*** Metformin
+### CO poisoning
+### CN poisoning
+# Type B
+## No impaired tissue oxygenation
+### Alcoholism
+#### Lactate utilization is impaired 2/2 impaired hepatic gluconeogenesis
+### Liver disease
+### Metformin
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