6 results
Hypophosphatemia Diagnostic Algorithm
- GI Losses
- Redistribution
- 1° HPT
- 1° Renal PO4 wasting: Hereditary, TIO, Fanconi Syndrome,
Redistribution - 1° HPT ... , TIO, Fanconi Syndrome ... Hypophosphatemia #phosphorus ... #differential #nephrology
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
Differential Diagnosis Framework ... absorption (Antacids, Phosphorus ... Primary or Tertiary hyperparathyroidism ... Differential #Diagnosis #Framework ... Workup #phosphate #nephrology
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
Shift: Refeeding Syndrome ... Tumor Genesis Syndrome ... Vitamin D: Primary Hyperparathyroidism ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology ... #phosphorus #workup
Workup for Hyperphosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hyperphosphatemia: paraproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, hemolysis, hyperbilirubinemia, liposomal amphotericin
Differential Diagnosis Framework ... Rhabdomyolysis, Tumor lysis syndrome ... Absorption: • Hypoparathyroidism ... Differential #Diagnosis #Framework ... Workup #phosphate #nephrology
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
 • Redistribution: IV glucose, Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis, IV hyperalimentation, Refeeding after starvation,
metastasis (hungry bone syndrome ... Potassium depletion, Phosphorus ... Endocrine disorders: Syndrome ... Hyperthyroidism, Hyperparathyroidism ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Differential Diagnosis Framework ... lens wearing • Ocular ... • Scarring • Ocular ... #Ptosis #neurology ... ophthalmology #ocular