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Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis
Chloride depletion syndromes
 • Gastrointestinal losses
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Causes of Metabolic ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Vomiting, nasogastric drainage ... High-volume ileostomy drainage ... • Severe potassium
Causes of Provoked Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - "DIMS" Mnemonic
Drugs:
 • Drug overdose
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Causes of Provoked Pediatric ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Encephalitis Metabolic ... Hypocalcemia • Hyponatremia ... • Sturge-Weber Syndrome
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
- Differential Diagnosis ... Low intake • Metabolic ... Renal Losses: • Metabolic ... Algorithm #causes #potassium ... #low #nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Causes of Hyponatremia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... tubal acidosis and metabolic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #nephrology
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Encephalitis Provoked - Metabolic ... Hypocalcemia • Hyponatremia ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
- Differential Diagnosis ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... Neurocysticercosis, PML • Metabolic ... Hyperglycemia, Hyponatremia ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
- Differential Diagnosis ... Vomiting, Nasogastric drainage ... #differential #diagnosis ... algorithm #causes #nephrology ... #potassium
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
treated with IV potassium ... Pressure: - Metabolic ... #Hypokalemia #diagnosis ... #differential #potassium ... #nephrology #low
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis ... Vomiting, Nasogastric drainage ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #nephrology ... #causes #low #potassium
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Myocarditis Metabolic ... • Reye's Syndrome ... Disturbances Neurologic ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics