Kyle Gunnerson

1. Description of the problem What every clinician needs to know Metabolic acidosis is a common and serious presentation of several toxins. Toxin-induced metabolic acidosis can be due to multiple diverse pathways and can become become evident at various stages and time-frames of the poisoning. These include organic acid production through metabolic pathways, exogenous acid…

1. Description of the problem What every clinician needs to know Lactic acidosis associated with critical illness is commonly a byproduct of a much larger problem. In 1976 Cohen and Woods classified lactic acidosis based on etiology. Type A is due to clinical evidence of tissue hypoperfusion. Type B occurs in the absence of clinical…