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Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Extra-renal Losses: • Normal ... Acid-Base: Low ... acidosis: Proximal and ... Renin secreting tumor ... #nephrology
Differentiation Between Nephrotic Syndrome and Nephritic Syndrome 
== Nephrotic Syndrome ==
Onset - Insidious 
Edema - ++++
Blood
and Nephritic Syndrome ... /low Proteinuria ... Serum albumin - Low ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... Comparison #Table #Nephrology
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypertensive:
 • High Al, Low R - Primary aldosteronism
 • High Al, High
Renin-secreting tumor ... • Low Al, Low ... Hyperplasia • Normal ... Al, Normal R - ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #nephrology
Wing-Beating Tremor of Wilson's Disease

Characterized by low frequency, high amplitude, near arm tremor caused by continuous
Wing-Beating Tremor ... Characterized by low ... arms, with elbows and ... Disease #clinical #video ... #neurology #copper
Wing-Beating Tremor of Wilson's Disease

Characterized by low frequency, high amplitude, near arm tremor caused by continuous
Wing-Beating Tremor ... Characterized by low ... arms, with elbows and ... Disease #clinical #video ... #neurology #copper
Workup for Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rule out spurious hypophosphatemia: paraproteinemia, acute leukemia
Measure Urine Fractional Excretion
, Tumor genesis ... syndrome FEPO4 ... or Low PTH: ... or Low FGF-23: ... Workup #phosphate #nephrology
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
benign • Regular and ... reexposed to light; • Normal ... Holmes-Adie Syndrome ... trauma/orbital tumor ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Algorithm for patients with hypokalemia on the basis of the potassium-to-creatinine ratio in the urine
Urine K+
Renin secreting tumor ... Low-normal EABV ... , Low Plasma HCO3 ... • Distal RTA Low-normal ... algorithm #diagnosis #nephrology
Hypokalemia Evaluation Algorithm

Before evaluating hypokalemia, life threatening complications such as arrhythmias and paralysis should be looked
Renin secreting tumor ... consumption • Low ... /Normal Blood Pressure ... differential #potassium #nephrology ... #low
Alice in Wonderland Syndrome
What? Metamorphophsia - Distortions of the visual perceptions with changes in size (micro
in Wonderland Syndrome ... in size (micro and ... (e.g. stroke, tumor ... • Epilepsy • Psychiatric ... #diagnosis #neurology