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Methanol Uremia DKA Paraldehyde Iron/INH Lactic acid Ethanol Salicylates

 

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CHEMISTRY

Acid Phosphatase

Total 0-10 U/L

Prostatic <4 U/L

AFP < 10-20 ng/dL

 

Anion Gap 8-12 mEq/L

Increased: DKA, elevated unmeasured anions, starvation, uremia, phosphatatemia, sulfate, lactic acidosis, shock, anaerobic glycolysis, Fructose, & Methanol. Meds: Ethylene Glycol, Paraldehyde, Salicylates, Diuretics, Penicillin, INH, & Carbenicillin.

Decreased: Dilution, paraproteinemias, Multiple Myeloma, hypernatremia, hypercalcemia, Bromide & Lithium.

 

Albumin: 3.3-5.3 g/dL

Increased: Not seen normally, iatrogenic, dehydration.

Decreased: Severe malnutrition, burns, malabsorption, pregnancy, SLE, RA, Sarcoid, Cystic fibrosis, liver disease, nephrotic syndrome, thermal burns, thyrotoxicosis, cancer chemotherapy, pre-eclampsia, Cushing's disease, familial hypoproteinemia.

 

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT, SGPT) 8-40 U/L

Increased: Damaged to hepatocytes, cholangitis, cholestasis, damage to myocardial cells, damaged erythrocytes, hepatic mets, injury to skeletal muscle cells.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRIADS

Abeshouse's Triad

Flank discomfort, GI, & renal complications

 

Andersen’s Triad

Cystic fibrosis, Celiac disease, & vitamin A deficiency

 

Austrian Triad

Pneumococcal pneumonia, meningitis, & endocarditis

 

Ballantyne's Triad

Maternal edema, fetal hydrops, & placentomegaly

 

Bannwarth’s Triad

Lymphocytic meningitis, cranial nerve palsy, & radiculoneuritis

 

Bard-Pic Triad

Obstructive jaundice, palpable gallbladder (Courvoisier's sign), & cachexia

 

Basedow's Triad

Hyperthyroidism, goiter, & exophthalmos

Beck's Triad

High venous pressure, low arterial pressure, & ↓’d heart sound

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MUDPILES MNEMONICS

This is from page 45 of the book

 

Rheumatic fever: Revised Jones' criteria

JONES crITERIA:_ Major criteria:

Joint (arthritis)

Obvious (Cardiac)

Nodule (Rheumatic)

Erythema marginatum

Sydenham chorea

_ Minor criteria:

Inflammatory cells (leukocytosis)

Temperature (fever)

ESR/CRP elevated

Raised PR interval

Itself (previous Hx of Rheumatic fever)

Arthralgia

 

ST elevation causes in ECG

ELEVATION:

Electrolytes

LBBB

Early repolarization

Ventricular hypertrophy

Aneurysm

Treatment (eg pericardiocentesis)

Injury (AMI, contusion)

Osborne waves (hypothermia)

Non-occlusive vasospasm

 

CHF: causes of exacerbation

FAILURE:

Forgot medication

Arrhythmia/ Anaemia

Ischemia/ Infarction/ Infection

Lifestyle: taken too much salt

Upregulation of CO: pregnancy, hyperthyroidism

Renal failure

Embolism: pulmonary

 

 

Dr D. Walker

Mudpiles@rcn.com

P.O Box 5834

Abilene, TX

79606