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Aqueous Humor Production and Drainage
 • Provides nutrition, removes wastes, and transports neurotransmitters to the avascular
and Drainage ... Pathway (~60-80 % of flow ... Pathway (~20-40 % of flow ... #Drainage #flow ... #Pathophysiology
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Increased Loss 
 - Increased GI Loss
 - Increased Urinary
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Increased ... Increased Cell Production ... #potassium #low ... #pathophysiology
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
: • High Al, Low ... Renin-secreting tumor • Low ... Al, Low R - Pseudo-hyperaldosteronism ... Vomiting, Nasogastric drainage ... #causes #low #potassium
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
- Differential Diagnosis ... Vomiting / NG drainage ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Low #Potassium ... #Table #Classification
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Algorithm Hodgkin ... B-Cell ~90% • Low ... Grade - Slow growing ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... #pathophysiology
Causes of Hypokalemia
I. Decreased intake
   A. Starvation
   B. Clay ingestion
II. Redistribution into
red blood cell production ... Increased distal flow ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Low #Potassium ... #Classification
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Cough may be productive ... Tachypnea, - Low-grade ... limiting lymphatic drainage ... #differential #diagnosis
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
leads to massive production ... both conditions, low ... provided the starting potassium ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management