Differential diagnosis of lactic acidosis ( due to impairment of tissue oxygenation) are :
-septic shock -hypovolemic shock -cardiogenic shock -severe anemia -respiratory failure -hypoxemia
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Differential diagnosis of increased anion gap with acidosis are :
-diabetic ketoacidosis -alcoholic ketoacidosis -starvation ketoacidosis -chronic renal failure -acute renal failure -lactic acidosis -aspirin -toluene -ethylene glycol -methanol -inborn errors of metabolism -maple syrup disease -methylmalonic aciduria Differential diagnosis of increased anion gap ( without acidosis) are :
-dehydration -respiratory alkalosis -metabolic alkalosis -high dose of penicillin / carbenicillin -any sodium citrate, sodium lactate or sodium acetate Differential diagnosis of decreased anion gap are :
-severe hypernatremia -hypoalbuminemia -multiple myeloma -dilution of the extracellular fluid -hyperviscosity -ingestion of bromide -lithium toxicity -hypercalcemia -hypermagnesemia Differential diagnosis of respiratory acidosis ( cardio pulmonary thoracic causes ) are :
-severe pneumonia -cardiac arrest -inhalation of smoke -kyphoscoliosis -inadequate mechanical ventilation -trauma to the chest -hemothorax -pneumothorax -massive pulmonary embolism -interstitial fibrosis -adult / infant respiratory distress syndrome -severe pulmonary edema Differential diagnosis of respiratory acidosis ( neuromuscular causes) are :
-Guillain Barre Syndrome -tetanus -botulism -myasthenia gravis -poliomyelitis -amyotrophic lateral sclerosis -familial periodic paralysis -hypokalemic myopathy -muscular dystrophy -sleep apnea syndrome -primary hypoventilation -diaphragmatic paralysis -cerebral injury / cerebral infarct -brainstem injury / brainstem infarct -spinal cord injury / spinal cord infarct -overdose of tranquilizer , sedatives, anti cholinesterase and anaesthetic agents Differential diagnosis of loss of libido are :
-cirrhotic liver -dystrophic myotonia -hemochromatosis -psychogenic Differential diagnosis of impotence are :
-hemochromatosis -psychological -motor neurone disease -alcoholism -subacute combined degeneration of the cord -lepromatous leprosy -tabes dorsalis -irradiation -myotonic dystrophy -testicular atrophy -hypogonadism -hypopituitarism -Freidreich's ataxia -spinal infection -disseminated sclerosis Differential diagnosis of secondary testicular failure are :
-Klinefelter Syndrome -pituitary disorders -mumps -alcoholic cirrhotic liver disease -hemochromatosis -myotonia dystrophy -congenital / acquired testicular atrophy -lepromatous leprosy Differential diagnosis of primary testicular atrophy are :
-irradiation -undescended testes -trauma to the testes -syphilis -gonorrhea -TB testes infection -complication of orchitis following mumps -surgical removal |
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