Metabolic acidosis and lactic acidosis differential diagnosis

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2]

Metabolic Acidosis and Lactic Acidosis Differential Diagnosis

Differential diagnosis of metabolic acidosis and lactic acidosis is as follow:[1][2][3][4]

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Category Disease Mechanism Clinical Paraclinical Gold standard diagnosis Other findings
Symptoms Signs Lab data
ABG CBC Chemistry Renal U/A
↑ acid
production 		Loss of
bicarbonate 		↓ renal acid
excretion 		Fever N/V Diarrhea Dyspnea Toxic/ill BP Dehydration Level of consciousness HCO3− paCO2 O2 WBC Hb BS Cl− K+ Na+ Ketones Lactic acid Serum AG[5] Osmolar gap[6] Bun Cr Urine pH Urine AG Urine ketone
Toxin/Medication[7] Alcohol poisoning[8][9] + − − − + − − + ↓ ↑ + ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Nl Nl ↑ ↑ ↑ Nl + ↑ ↑ ↑ Nl or ↑ Nl or ↑ ↓ + + Clinical manifestation
+ − − − + − − + ↓ + ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Nl Nl Nl ↑ ↑ Nl + ↑ Nl ↑ Nl Nl or ↑ ↓ + + Clinical manifestation
  • Not applicable
Toluene toxicity[11] + − + − + − − + ↓ − ↓ ↓↓ ↓ Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl ↓ Nl − ↑ Nl or ↑ Nl ↑ ↑ ↓ − + Clinical manifestation
  • Most widely abused inhaled drugs
Salicylates overdose[12] + − − − + − + + ↓ + ↓ ↓ ↓↓ ↓ Nl Nl Nl to ↓ Nl ↓ Nl − ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↓ − − Clinical and elevated serum salicylate level
Metformin[13] + − − − + − − + ↓ ± Agitated ↓ ↓ Nl Nl to ↑ ↓ ↓ Nl Nl Nl Nl ↑ ↑ ↑ Nl or ↑ Nl ↓ − − Clinical manifestation
Isoniazid[14] + − − − + − − + ↑ + Agitated ↓ ↓ Nl Nl ↓ Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl ↑ ↑ Nl Nl or ↑ Nl ↓ − − Clinical manifestation
Acetazolamide[15] − + − − − − − − ↓ + Nl ↓ ↓ Nl to ↓ Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl or ↑ Nl ↓ − − Clinical manifestation
  • Not applicable
Amphotericin B[16] − − + − + + − + ↓ + ↓ ↓ ↓ Nl to ↓ Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl ↑ ↑ ↓ − − Clinical manifestation
  • Not applicable
Carbon monoxide poisoning[17] + − + − ± − − + Nl − ↓↓ ↓ ↓ Nl to ↓ Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl ↑ ↑ Nl Nl Nl ↓ − − Clinical manifestation
  • Not applicable
Cyanide poisoning[18] + − − − + − − + ↓ ± ↓↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ Nl to ↑ ↓ Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl ↑ ↑ Nl Nl or ↑ Nl ↓ − − Blood cyanide concentration
  • Not applicable
Category Disease ↑ acid
production 		Loss of
bicarbonate 		↓ renal acid
excretion 		Fever N/V Diarrhea Dyspnea Toxic/ill BP Dehydration Level of consciousness HCO3− paCO2 O2 WBC Hb BS Cl− K+ Na+ Ketones Lactic acid Serum AG Osmolar gap Bun Cr Urine pH Urine AG Urine ketone Gold standard diagnosis Other findings
Ketoacidosis Diabetic ketoacidosis[19] + − − + + + + + ↓ + ↓ ↓ ↓ Nl to ↓ ↑ Nl to ↑ ↑↑ Nl ↑ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ Nl to ↑ Nl ↓ + + Clinical + hyperglycemia + ketosis
  • Labs might show elevated K+ even in K+ depletion due to extravasation of intracellular K+ in exchanged with extracellular H+
Starvation[20] + − − − + − − + ↓ + ↓ ↓ ↓ Nl Nl Nl Nl to ↓ Nl ↓ ↓ ↑ Nl ↑ Nl Nl Nl Nl + − Clinical manifestation
Alcoholic ketoacidosis (Ethanol)[21] + − − − + ± − + ↓ ↑ + Agitated ↓ ↓ ↓ Nl to ↑ Nl to ↑ ↓ Nl ↑ Nl ↓ ↓ ↑↑ ↑ ↑ ↑↑ ↑ Nl ↓ + + Clinical manifestation + ketosis
Systemic Sepsis[22] + − − + + − + + ↓ ↑ + ↓ ↓ ↓ Nl to ↓ ↑ Nl Nl Nl ↑ ↓ Nl Nl to ↑ Nl Nl ↑ ↑ Nl − − Clinical manifestation and lab finding
  • Not applicable
Ischemia[23] + − − − + − + + ↓ + − ↓ ↓ ↑ Nl to ↓ Nl to ↑ Nl Nl Nl ↑ ↓ Nl Nl to ↑ Nl Nl Nl to ↑ Nl to ↑ Nl − − Clinical manifestation and lab finding
  • Not applicable
Lactic acidosis[24] + − − ± + − − + ↓ ↑ ± Agitated ↓ ↓ ↓ Nl to ↑ ↓ Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl ↑ ↑ ↑ Nl or ↑ Nl ↓ − − Clinical manifestation and lab finding
  • Not applicable
Renal Uremia[25] − − + + + − − + ↓ ↑ ± ↓ ↓ ↓ Nl to ↓ ↑ ↓ Nl Nl ↑ ↑ Nl Nl ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↓ + − Clinical manifestation and lab finding
Renal failure[26] − − + − + − − + ↓ + ↓ ↓ ↓ Nl to ↓ ↑ ↓ Nl ↑ ↑ ↓ Nl Nl ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↓ − − Renal function test
  • Not applicable
Renal tubular acidosis[27] Type I[28] − − + ± ± − − − ↓ ↑ − − ↓ ↓ Nl Nl Nl Nl ↑ ↓ ↓ Nl Nl Nl Nl ↑ ↑ ↑ + − Clinical manifestation and lab finding
Type II − + − ± ± − − − ↓ ↑ − − ↓ ↓ Nl Nl Nl Nl ↑ ↓ Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl − − Clinical manifestation and lab finding
  • Not applicable
Type IV − − + ± ± ± − − ↓ − − ↓ ↓ Nl Nl Nl Nl ↑ ↑ Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl + − Clinical manifestation and lab finding
Category Disease ↑ acid
production 		Loss of
bicarbonate 		↓ renal acid
excretion 		Fever N/V Diarrhea Dyspnea Toxic/ill BP Dehydration Level of consciousness HCO3− paCO2 O2 WBC Hb BS Cl− K+ Na+ Ketones Lactic acid Serum AG Osmolar gap Bun Cr Urine pH Urine AG Urine ketone Gold standard diagnosis Other findings
Heart Heart failure[29] + + − − ± − + + ↓ ↑ + − ↓ ↓ ↑ ↓ Nl Nl Nl Nl ↓ ↓ Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl to ↑ Nl to ↑ Nl − − Clinical manifestation+ echocardiogram
Myocardial infarction[30] + − − − + − + + ↓ ↑ − ↓ ↓ ↓ ↑ Nl to ↓ Nl to ↑ Nl Nl Nl ↑ ↓ Nl ↑ Nl Nl Nl to ↑ Nl to ↑ Nl − − Clinical manifestation + ECG
  • Not applicable
GI Diarrhea[31] − + − ± + + − + ↓ + May be lethargic ↓ ↓ Nl Nl ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl ↑ Nl Nl − − Stool exam
  • Not applicable
Hyperalimentation[32] + + − − − + − − Nl − − ↓ ↓ Nl Nl ↓ Nl ↑ ↑ Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl − − Clinical manifestation
  • Not applicable
Liver failure[33] − + − − + + − + ↓ + Confused ↓ ↓ Nl Nl ↓ ↓ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl − − Liver biopsy
  • Not applicable
Endocrine Hyperparathyroidism[34] − + + − + − − − Nl + Confused ↓ ↓ Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl to ↑ Nl Nl − − PTH level
  • Not applicable
Addison's disease[35] − + − − + + − − ↓ + Irritable ↓ ↓ Nl Nl Nl ↓ Nl ↑ ↓ Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl Nl − − Hormone level
Category Disease ↑ acid
production 		Loss of
bicarbonate 		↓ renal acid
excretion 		Fever N/V Diarrhea Dyspnea Toxic/ill BP Dehydration Level of consciousness HCO3− paCO2 O2 WBC Hb BS Cl− K+ Na+ Ketones Lactic acid Serum AG Osmolar gap Bun Cr Urine pH Urine AG Urine ketone Gold standard diagnosis Other findings

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